Joseph Cullen Ayer’s A Source Book for Ancient Church History compiles primary documents tracing the development of Christian institutions, theology, and practice from the apostolic age through the early medieval period. Council decisions, papal letters, theological treatises, and imperial edicts are gathered and annotated, providing students and scholars with direct access to the evidence on which church history rests.
This free EPUB edition is formatted for modern e-readers. It remains a valuable reference for students of patristics, early Christian history, and the relationship between church and empire in late antiquity.