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Albrecht Dürer’s engraving of Saint Jerome writing at his desk, a lion and a dog asleep on the floor of his study

Which early Christian thinks like you?

And which would argue with you? 23 opinions about money, anger, grief, God and more. Agree or disagree with each one. At the end you meet two people from the early Church: the one who thinks most like you, and the one who would argue.

  • 23Statements
  • 22Early Christians
  • 4mTo take

Who you might meet

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Picture credits
  • Augustine of Hippo: Saint Augustine, Philippe de Champaigne, c. 1645-1650. Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
  • Macrina the Younger: St. Macrina the Younger, fresco in Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, 11th century. Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
  • John Chrysostom: Saint John Chrysostom, from the Magdalen Altar, workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1520-1525. Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
  • Antony the Great: Saint Anthony Abbot, a panel from a triptych, Fra Filippo Lippi, 1458. Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
  • Jerome: Saint Jerome in Meditation, Caravaggio, c. 1605-1606. Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
  • Basil the Great: Saint Basil Dictating His Doctrine, Francisco de Herrera the Elder, c. 1639. Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
  • Origen: Origen, an imagined likeness. Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
  • Martin of Tours: The Charity of Saint Martin, Louis Anselme Longa, 19th century. Photo by Abmg. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Isaac the Syrian: Saint Isaac the Syrian, a modern icon. Photo by Ted. Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Benedict of Nursia: Saint Benedict, from the Portinari Triptych, Hans Memling, 1487. Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Where they stood

Every statement in this quiz has a page of its own. See who would agree, who would not, and the line that shows why. They are best read after you answer.

See all 23 questions

How to answer

  • Five answers

    Strongly disagree through to strongly agree.

  • Not sure is one of them

    Use it when you can't lean either way. No one is matched to you on it.

  • Go back any time

    One statement at a time. Keys 1 to 5 work as well.

When you are ready

23 statements, about 4 minutes.

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