Tertullian

Tertullian Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus , anglicised as Tertullian (ca. 160 – ca. 220 A.D.) , was a prolific early Christian Berber author and the first to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature. He also was a notable early Christian apologist and a polemicist against heresy . Tertullian has been called "the father of Latin Christianity ". Though conservative, he did originate and advance new theology to the early Church. He is perhaps most famous for being the oldest extant Latin writer to use the term Trinity (Latin trinitas ), and giving the oldest extant formal exposition of a Trinitarian theology. . Other Latin formulations that first appear in his work are "three Persons, one Substance" as the Latin "tres Personae , una Substantia " (itself from the Koine Greek "treis Hypostases , Homoousios "). Some of Tertullian's ideas were not acceptable to the orthodox Church; in later life he became a Montanist . "Trinitas" is itself a Latinization of the Greek "he trias" (the Triad), a term that was used earlier than Tertullian by Theophilus of Antioch in Ad Autolycum 2.15 to refer to God, God's Logos (Jesus), and God's Sophia (Holy Spirit) In Adversus Praxean ; see Barnes for a summary of the work.

A woodcut illustration depicting Tertullian Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus , anglicised as Tertullian ( / t ər ˈ t ʌ l i ə n / ; c. 155 – c. 240 AD), was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. He is the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature. He also was a notable early Christian apologist and a polemicist against heresy , including contemporary Christian Gnosticism. Tertullian has been called "the father of Latin Christianity " and "the founder of Western theology." Though conservative, he did originate and advance new theology to the early Church. He is perhaps most famous for being the oldest extant Latin writer to use the term Trinity (Latin: Trinitas ), and giving the oldest extant formulation of the Trinitarian terminology later adopted at the First Council of Nicaea . Other Latin formulations that first appear in his work are "three persons, one substance" as the Latin "tres personae , una substantia " (itself from the Koine Greek "treis hypostases , homoousios "). He wrote his trinitarian formula after becoming a Montanist . However, unlike many Church fathers , he was never recognized as a saint by the Church, as several of his later teachings directly contradicted the teachings of the Church. The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2010), 91–93. "Trinitas" is itself a Latinization of the Greek "he trias" (the Triad), a term that was used earlier than Tertullian by Theophilus of Antioch in Ad Autolycum 2.15 to refer to God, God's Logos (Jesus), and God's Sophia (Holy Spirit) In Adversus Praxean ; see Barnes for a summary of the work.

Catholic Church portal Philosophy portal v t e Tertullian ( / t ər ˈ t ʌ l i ə n / ; ; c. 155 – c. 240? AD) was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa . Of Berber origin, 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 " and "the founder of Western theology." Though conservative in his worldview, 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 ). Unlike many Church fathers , Tertullian was never recognized as a saint by the Eastern or Western catholic tradition churches. Several of his teachings on issues such as the clear subordination of the Son and Spirit to the Father, as well as his condemnation of remarriage for widows and of fleeing from persecution, contradicted the doctrines of these traditions. The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy . Les Berbères face à leur destin (in French). L'Algérie et son passé: ouvrage illustré de 82 gravures en phototypie (in French). Présence berbère et nostalgie païenne: dans la littérature maghrébine de langue française (in French). Intellectual Traditions of Pre-colonial Africa . The Dictionary of Religion . The Story of Christianity . The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy .

Roman Christian theologian and writer (c. 155 – c. 220) Catholic Church portal Philosophy portal v t e Tertullian ( / t ər ˈ t ʌ l i ə n / ; ; c. 155 AD – c. 220 AD) 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 ". 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 was never recognized as a saint by the Eastern or Western Catholic churches . Several of his teachings on issues such as the clear subordination of the Son and Spirit to the Father , as well as his condemnation of remarriage for widows and of fleeing from religious persecution , contradict the doctrines of these traditions, and his later rejection of orthodoxy for Montanism has led these communions to refrain from considering him a Church father , important ecclesiastical writer though he was. The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy . The Dictionary of Religion . The Story of Christianity . The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy .

Roman Christian theologian and writer (c. 155 – c. 220) Catholic Church portal Philosophy portal v t e Tertullian ( / t ər ˈ t ʌ l i ə n / ; Latin : Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus ; c. 155 – c. 220 AD ) 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 and was an early Christian apologist and a polemicist against heresy , including contemporary Christian Gnosticism . Tertullian was the first theologian to write in Latin, and so has been called "the father of Latin Christianity ", as well as " the founder of Western theology ". He is perhaps most famous for being the first writer in Latin known to use the term trinity (Latin: trinitas ). Tertullian originated new theological concepts and advanced the development of early Church doctrine. However, some of his teachings, such as the subordination of the Son and Spirit to the Father , were later rejected by the Church. According to Jerome , he later joined the Montanist sect and may have apostasized ; however, modern scholars dispute this. The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy . The Dictionary of Religion . The Story of Christianity . From Logos to Trinity .