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THE THEOLOGY OF TERTULLIAN

 

 

THE THEOLOGY OF TERTULLIAN

By

ROBERT E. ROBERTS,
D.D. (Lond.)

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THESIS APPROVED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF DIVINITY
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
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LONDON
THE EPWORTH PRESS
J. ALFRED SHARP

 

 

First Edition 1924

 

 

 

Made and Printed in Great Britain by
Southampton Times Limited
Southampton

 

To

MY WIFE

WHOSE LOVE AND PATIENCE MADE THIS WORK POSSIBLE


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CONTENTS

CHAPTER

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INTRODUCTION: THE LITERATURE OF THE SUBJECT 9
I. THE PLACE OF TERTULLIAN IN THE HISTORY OF THEOLOGY
II.  THE CAREER OF TERTULLIAN AND ITS INFLUENCE UPON HIS THEOLOGY
III. THE RELATION OF TERTULLIAN TO EARLIER WRITERS
IV. THE ATTITUDE OF TERTULLIAN TOWARDS GREEK PHILOSOPHY 
V. TRACES OF DEVELOPMENT IN TERTULLIAN'S THEOLOGY 
VI. THE DOCTRINE OF GOD
VII. THE DOCTRINE OF CREATION AND PROVIDENCE
VIII. THE DOCTRINE OF MAN AND SIN
IX. CHRISTOLOGY 
X. THE CHURCH, THE MINISTRY, AND THE SACRAMENTS
XI. ESCHATOLOGY 
XII. ETHICAL TEACHING
XIII. CONCLUSION 
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       APPENDIX I.: TERTULLIAN'S LITERARY ACTIVITY 253
       APPENDIX II.: TERTULLIAN AS APOLOGIST 266


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