Early Church Fathers
About this ebook
Perfect for Christian homeschool families seeking faith-building history curriculum.
Introduce your middle and high school students to the bold believers who helped shape the foundation of the Christian faith. Early Church Fathers, part of the inspiring Legends of Faith series by homeschool author Marilyn Boyer, brings Christian history to life through captivating stories of real men who stood firm for Christ in the face of persecution, heresy, and cultural opposition.
Recommended for 7th grade and up, this beautifully illustrated reader includes powerful biographies of:
- Polycarp – a fearless martyr who refused to deny Christ
- John Calvin – a leading voice of the Reformation
- Irenaeus of Lyon – a defender of biblical truth in the early Church
- John Wycliffe – the “Morning Star of the Reformation”
- Martin Luther – a reformer who challenged the status quo with Scripture
- John Knox – Scotland’s fiery preacher of truth
- William Tyndale – the translator who gave the Bible to the English-speaking world
- John Owen – a profound Puritan theologian
- Patrick of Ireland – a missionary who brought the gospel to a nation
- John Bunyan – the author of Pilgrim’s Progress and preacher of grace
With helpful vocabulary words and engaging illustrations, this collection of compelling Christian biographies is ideal for personal reading, homeschool history, Bible, or language arts curriculum; stories can be read in any order.
Whether your family is new to church history or looking to deepen your understanding of the heroes of the faith, Early Church Fathers will inspire your children to live boldly for Christ.
About the author
Marilyn Boyer is the descendant of a Revolutionary War soldier, and a daughter of a World War II veteran. She is the wife of an Air Force veteran, mother and home educator of fourteen sons and daughters, and grandmother of six. Deeply patriotic and passionate about America's Christian history, Marilyn has in For You They Signed brought to life the stories of the 56 noble men who pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to secure our freedom. Marilyn and her husband, Rick, were among the pioneers of the modern home education movement in the early 1980?s. Together they founded The Learning Parent ministry, have written over a dozen books, and travel around the country and abroad, speaking at home school and Christian parenting conferences to encourage, inspire and challenge the parents training the next generation of Americans. Their books have circulated around the globe and have been translated into several foreign languages.
