| 28. Tertullian: Treatises on Penance: On Penitence and on Purity Contributor(s): Le Saint, William P. (Commentaries by), Le Saint, William P. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0809101505 ISBN-13: 9780809101504 Publisher: Newman Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1958 Annotation: A monumental project which brings the English-speaking work key selections from the remarkable literature of early Christianity -- vertiable trasures of Christian faith and theology in superb translations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts - Religion | Christian Theology - History - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 58010746 |
| Series: Ancient Christian Writers |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 5.78" W x 8.7" (1.25 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The judgment that one forms of the theory and practice of penance in Christian antiquity will be largely determined by the interpretation which one puts upon these two treatises. On Penitence dates from Tertullian's Catholic period, and is a sermon addressed to the faithful on the subject of repentance and forgiveness. On Purity is one of his most violent Montanist treatises. In it he criticizes the policy the church follows in granting pardon to serious sins. |