Tertullian

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Tertullian

Religious Studies

#13

Historical Rank

Theology

#9

Historical Rank

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• Religious Studies

Why Is Tertullian Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Tertullian was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. He was the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature. He was an early Christian apologist and a polemicist against heresy, including contemporary Christian Gnosticism. Tertullian has been called "the father of Latin Christianity", as well as "the founder of Western theology".

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What Are Tertullian's Academic Contributions?

Tertullian has made the following academic contributions:

• De spectaculis
• Ad martyras