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Patrick Whitworth

Patrick Whitworth read Modern History at Christ Church Oxford, and a Theology MA in Reformation Studies under T. H. L. Parker at Durham. He has spent over 40 years in Anglican Ministry, most recently in Bath, and in retirement facilitates lay and clergy training alongside his writing. He is married to Olivia with four grown up children and three grandchildren.

What is the value of Church history?

GUEST BLOG: Patrick Whitworth, author of Suffering and Glory, explores some of the lessons that we can learn from early Church history, many of which are still very relevant today. As another volume of Church history is published, you might ask yourself the question: what is the value of Chu…

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Shaping the World to Come

Why were the fourth and fifth centuries such a crucial yet turbulent time for the universal Church? Patrick Whitworth outlines why these were such formative years for Christianity in these slides from the launch of his new book, Constantinople to Chalcedon: The Shaping of Things to Come. Intri…

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Three Wise Men from the East: The Cappadocian Fathers and the Struggle for Orthodoxy

by Patrick Whitworth and Rowan Williams (foreword) ★★★★★

Paperback £14.99
ISBN: 978-1-908381-17-0

A comprehensive, clear, and accessible introduction to the writings and complex characters of the Cappadocian Fathers—Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory Nazianzen—and a crucially formative period for Christian thinking.
Suffering and Glory: The Church from the Apostles to Constantine

by Patrick Whitworth and Richard Chartres (foreword)

Paperback/Hardback ~~£19.99~~ £14.99
ISBN: 978-1-910519-89-9

The story of the growth of the early Christian community. A rapid, detailed and accurate narrative, full of picturesque scenes drawn directly from contemporary witnesses to the rise of Christianity in the Roman world.
Constantinople to Chalcedon: Shaping the World to Come

by Patrick Whitworth and Prof. Mark Edwards (foreword) ★★★

Paperback ~~£24.99~~ £19.99
ISBN: 978-1-910519-47-9

An exploration of the theological turmoil of the fifth-century church, and the impact it had on the future of Western Europe.
Gospel for the Outsider: The Gospel in Luke & Acts

by Patrick Whitworth and Alison Morgan (foreword) ★★★★

Paperback £9.99
ISBN: 978-1-908381-24-8

The Gospel of Luke uniquely proclaims that the message of good news was for the outsider in society. Explore why and how Luke and Acts can direct mission to those who are outsiders today.