Treatises on Penance
| Author | : Tertullian |
| Publisher | : Paulist Press |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 1959 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0809101505 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780809101504 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (504 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Treatises on Penance by : Tertullian
Download or read book Treatises on Penance written by Tertullian and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1959 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. +
