Defenders of the Faith: Standing for truth when attacks come-Mat

Defenders of the FaithStanding for truth when attacks come\nAuthor(s): Matthew Knell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: SPCK Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: Monarch Books\nISBN-13: 9780857219084, 978-0857219084\nSynopsis\nThis title, released in association with Essential Christian, will accompany a set of seminars for Spring Harvest 2018 under the overall theme of 'Only the Brave'. The church has been under attack from its inception, but certain struggles seemed to threaten its very existence. In this inspiring book, Dr Matthew Knell celebrates some of these key figures who have kept the church alive in the midst of great adversity, exploring three major periods of persecution from the early church to the present day. This fascinating journey begins with Irenaeus of Lyon, who battled courageously against the theological threat of Gnosticism, followed by Basil of Caesarea, who defended the church from attacks on its spirituality. The book concludes with the modern Chinese church, ma.