WOF 213: More Church Fathers You Should Know (Part 2 of 3)

<p>In this second part of our series on the Church Fathers (listen to <a href="https://wordonfireshow.com/episode210/">Part 1</a>), Bishop Barron takes a look at some important Church Fathers from the pre-Nicene and Nicene periods, including:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Justin Martyr </strong>(100 – 165)</li> <li><strong>Irenaeus</strong> (130 – 202)</li> <li><strong>Origen</strong> (184 – 253)</li> <li><strong>Athanasius</strong> (292 – 373)</li> <li><strong>Gregory of Nyssa</strong> (335 – 395)</li> </ul> <p>A listener asks how we can understand Purgatory and Heaven in relation to time.</p> <h2 id="mce_1"><strong>Links + Book Recommendations</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Websites</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://churchfathers.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">ChurchFathers.org</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/">Church Father writings online</a> (New Advent)</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Church Father books mentioned</strong> <ul> <li><strong>Clement</strong> (35 – 99) <ul> <li><em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Clement-Didache-Early-Christian-Fathers/dp/0983082979/?tag=woonfi-20"> Letter to the Corinthians</a></em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Ignatius </strong>(35 – 108) <ul> <li><em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Letters-PPS49-Popular-Patristics/dp/0881414646/?tag=woonfi-20"> Epistles of Ignatius</a></em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Polycarp </strong>(69 – 155) <ul> <li><em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Ignatius-Antioch-Polycarp-Christian-Fathers/dp/0980006651/?tag=woonfi-20"> The Martyrdom of Polycarp</a></em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Justin Martyr</strong> (100 – 165) <ul> <li><em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Dialogue-Exhortation-Discourse-Monarchy-Patristic/dp/0813215528/?tag=woonfi-20"> First and Second Apologies</a></em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Irenaeus</strong> (130 – 202) <ul> <li><em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Scandal-Incarnation-Irenaeus-Against-Heresies/dp/0898703158/?tag=woonfi-20"> Adversus Haereses (Against the Heresies)</a></em></li> </u