History of the Christian Church, Volume 2: Ante-Nicene Christianity, A.D. 100-325, 5th, Thoroughly Revised Edition

Philip Schaff (January 1, 1819 – October 20, 1893), was a Swiss-born, German-educated Protestant theologian and a Church historian who spent most of his adult life living and teaching in the United States. He became a professor at Union Theological Seminary, New York City in 1870 holding first the chair of theological encyclopedia and Christian symbolism till 1873, of Hebrew and the cognate languages till 1874, of sacred literature till 1887, and finally of church history, till his death. He also served as president of the committee that translated the American Standard Version of the Bible, though he died before it was published in 1901. His History of the Christian Church resembled Neander's work, though less biographical, and was pictorial rather than philosophical.