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 with Jesus

This classic by Harnack was an epoch-making historical work that set the standard for any history of doctrinal development. Harnack locates the origins and trac

Adolf von Harnack's 'History of Dogma, Volume 1' is a groundbreaking work that delves into the development of Christian doctrine during the early centuries of t