Dr. James Papandrea’s clear, engaging guide to the Patristic era reveals how the early Christians faced challenges strikingly similar to ours today — heresies, moral confusion, and cultural clashes. You’ll meet the theologians, martyrs, and Church mothers who shaped doctrine, defended truth, and formed the sacraments and liturgy as we know them. With charts, summaries, and context, this resource shows how the Church’s foundation in Scripture and Tradition still anchors us today.