Body - source of sin or cause to glory according to Tertullian Cover Image

Ciało - źródło grzechu czy powód do chwały w świetle poglądów Tertuliana
Body - source of sin or cause to glory according to Tertullian

Author(s): Adam M. Filipowicz
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: human body;Tertulian; dignity of human body;

Summary/Abstract: The article considers human body in teaching of Tertullian, one of the famous early Christian writers and an important apologist of Christianity. It consists of five parts: 1. Introduction; 2. Despise body in ancient philosophical thought; 3. Dignity of body according to Tertullian; 4. Human body and responsibility for evil and sin; 5. Summary.

  • Issue Year: 4/2006
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 217-239
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish