John Chrysostom, the golden mouth, the greatest preacher in the early church and a key figure during the transition from the ancient to the Byzantine and medieval worlds, is known as a vehement critic of the Jews.

After tracing the relationships between Christians and Jews during the first four centuries A.D., Mr. Wilken demonstrates how Cyril's exegetical writings - two-thirds of the extant corpus - grew directly out of his polemical positions.

In this challenging and vividly written book Dr. Wilken shows that there never was a golden age in the Christian past.

Recounts the career of the Franciscan missionary who established the first Catholic mission among the Navajo Indians.