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- Carthaginian theologian who converted to Christianity (c. 193), broke with the Catholic Church (c. 207), and formed his own schismatic sect. His writings greatly influenced Western theology.
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- proper noun a Roman cognomen, in particular borne by the Christian theologian Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from
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- noun Carthaginian theologian whose writing influenced early Christian theology (160-230)
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Examples
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The Roman Tertullian is likewise a witness of this.
The Roman Empire, the Early Christian Martyrs and a Thought about the Martyrology 2009
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One example of this linkage can be found in Tertullian and his allusion to Eve and sin.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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What I wrote about Justin and Tertullian is true and comes directly from their own writings.
Carry-Over Thread 2007
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And at that time a Christian philosopher called Tertullian argued: 'We are burdensome to the world, the resources are scarcely adequate for us … already nature does not sustain us.'
Fight Aging! 2009
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And at that time a Christian philosopher called Tertullian argued: 'We are burdensome to the world, the resources are scarcely adequate for us … already nature does not sustain us.'
unknown title 2009
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Note: Tertullian is here arguing against the Patripassians; those who asserted that the Father was born of the Virgin, died and was buried. —
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Tertullian, is a lie against our own faces, and an impious attempt to improve the works of the Creator.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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The answer of Tertullian is the boldest and most vigorous.]
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Therefore, it is easy to understand that the Apostolic Churches could not be lost sight of in such controversies, and it may be of interest to point out the apologetic argument of Irenaeus and Tertullian, which is founded on the preservation of the Apostolic doctrine in the various Apostolic Churches.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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This is not the case with the great Latin apology which closely follows them in date, the "Apologeticus" of Tertullian, which is in the uncouth and untranslatable language affected by its author.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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