History of Dogma – Volume II

This brief but thorough treatment of the history of the doctrines of Christianity starts out by showing what the structure of belief was that started in the early church and how that formed the early ecclesiastical beliefs. The next topic deals with the secularizing of the new faith and how philosophy was brought in to try and prove and justify the new teachings taught by the new and budding Christian faith Harnack is able to observe and lay out how the teachings of early philosophy made the grounds for a philosophy of religion and formed the very roots of what we call theology today. This treatment of the early church is a valuable tool to any true scholar!