The Ancient Fathers: On the Office And Work of the Priesthood in the Church of Christ

Edward Male's The Ancient Fathers on the Office and Work of the Priesthood in the Church of Christ appeared in 1891. Drawing upon the works of numerous patristic authorities as well as Bernard of Clairvaux and Peter de Blois, Male synthesized their theological reflection and endeavored to present "the unanimous sentiments of the Church Catholic on its important subject".