Tertullian - Wikipedia
WEBTertullian has been called "the father of Latin Christianity", as well as "the founder of Western theology". Tertullian originated new theological concepts and advanced the development of early Church doctrine. He is perhaps most famous for being the first writer in Latin known to use the term trinity (Latin: trinitas).
Tertullian | Biography, Works, Theology, Montanism, & Facts
WEBJul 20, 1998 · Tertullian (born c. 155/160, Carthage [now in Tunisia]—died after 220, Carthage) was an important early Christian theologian, polemicist, and moralist who, as the initiator of ecclesiastical Latin, was instrumental in shaping the vocabulary and thought of Western Christianity.
Who Was Tertullian? His Writings and Significance
WEBJul 17, 2020 · Thirty-one of Tertullian's writings remain, touching on all areas of human life. His works include apologetic treatises, controversial attacks on heresies, and moral writings. His Apology defending the Christian faith contains one of the earliest and most eloquent pleas for religious liberty.
Biography of Tertullian, Father of Latin Theology - Learn …
WEBFeb 5, 2019 · By. Mary Fairchild. Updated on February 05, 2019. Tertullian was an early Christian apologist, theologian, and moralist from Carthage, North Africa. Zealous and articulate, Tertullian was highly educated in the fields …
The Tertullian Project
WEBJun 13, 2023 · The Tertullian Project. A collection of material ancient and modern about the ancient Christian Latin writer Tertullian and his writings. Last updated 13th June …
Tertullian summary | Britannica
WEBTertullian , (born c. 155/160, Carthage—died after 220, Carthage), Early Christian theologian and moralist. Educated in Carthage, he became impressed by the courage, morality, and uncompromising monotheism of Christian martyrs, …
Tertullian | Theopedia
WEBTertullian’s Apology (Apologeticus) is one of the best-known works of the pre-Nicene era. In it, he provides not only a stirring defense of Christianity to the Roman rulers, but takes exhaustive measures to show that Roman culture and religion is inferior and hopeless when compared to Christianity.
Tertullian | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 29, 2018 · Tertullian was a literary genius, the greatest Christian writer in the West before St. Augustine and one of the greatest in the whole patristic period. The very characteristics that brought about his downfall contributed to the vigor and highly original quality of his prose.
Tertullian - Classics - Oxford Bibliographies
WEBOct 27, 2016 · Tertullian is the first major Latin author of Christianity (and his sparse writings in Greek are lost). He was born in Carthage ( c . 160 CE) and died at a relatively high age ( c . 220). As the son of a pagan family, he …
Tertullian, The Father of Latin Christian Literature | EWTN
WEBHe is the last representative of the great Roman moralists, like Lucretius and Juvenal and Tacitus, and the moral indignation which made Lucretius an atheist and Juvenal a pessimist makes Tertullian the champion of the Christian faith against the …
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