Infant Baptism in the Early Church Fathers

This video was inspired by a conversation I had with my friend Lynne, to whom I dedicate this video.

A big thank you to Bernadette for giving me a haircut halfway through the filming of this video.

Ernest Evans' edition and translation of Tertullian's treatise On Baptism is now back in print and can be purchased here: https://wipfandstock.com/978149829578...

You can buy G.W. Clarke's magisterial translation and commentary on St. Cyprian's letters here:
Vol. 1: https://www.paulistpress.com/Products...
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You should buy Thomas Scheck's translation of Origen's Commentary on Romans (and I'm not just saying that because he's a friend of mine):
Vol. 1: https://www.cuapress.org/978081321736...
Vol. 2: https://www.cuapress.org/978081322021...

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The portrait of St. Cyprian is actually a statue of a Roman senator from the Quirinale Square in Rome.

The portrait of Origen is by the wonderful Eileen McGuckin.