SOURCES OF EARLY CHRISTIAN THOUGHT

Series editor, William G. Rusch

New translations of significant literature and documents of the early church make up this series. Each volume features a helpful introduction and a bibliography.

The Early Church and the State

translated by Michael Di Maio and Agnes Cunningham, sscm

edited by Agnes Cunningham, sscm

A selection of texts reflecting the diversity of experiences, attitudes, and responses on the subject of church and state relations in the first five centuries of the Christian era:

Pliny-Letter to Trajan on the Christians

Trajan-Rescript to Pliny on Trials of Christians Tertullian-Apolog)

The Edict of Galerius

The Edict of Milan

Eusebius of Caesarea-Oration on the Thirtieth Anniversary of Constantine's Reign

Eusebius of Vercelli-Letters 1, 2, and 3

Ambrose of Milan-Sermon Against Auxentius

Ambrose of Milan-Letters 40, 41, and 51

Agnes Cunningham, sscm, is Professor of Patristic Theology and Early Christianity at Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. She is also the author of Human Sexuality, Ministry: A Sister's View, and Widening the Dialogue.