Walter H. Wagner was Associate Professor of Religion at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he now serves Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church as Senior Pastor.
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Preface The Church at the End of the Second Century Rome's Rulers 31 B.C.E.-235 C.E Part I: Kingdom and Empire Christian Expectations and Frustrations Jews and Christians Imperial Visions and Realities Greco-Roman Dilemmas Part II: Challenges for Christians The First Challenge: Creator and Creation The Second Challenge: Human Nature and Destiny The Third Challenge: Indentities for Jesus The Fourth Challenge: The Church's Place The Fifth Challenge: Christians and Society Part III: Five Leaders Respond Ignatius of Antioch Justin Martyr Clement of Alexandria Tertullian Irenaeus of Lyons Assessments Abbreviations Notes Glossary Bibliography Index of Persons and Places of Antiquity Subject Index