This book brings to life the lived experience of the disciples after Christ's death, the possibilities they faced and the choices they made. Nothing was inevitable: the earliest Church could have gone in this direction or in that. "In The Earliest Church, the late Rev. William P. Sampson, SJ, takes us on a journey of imagination, spirit, and theological contemplation. By helping us to explore the earliest days of the Church, he guides us into a deeper understanding of our Church in the present day. Just as Fr. Sampson guided so many on spiritual retreats, this book continues his legacy of...