Tertullian (c. 160-220 CE)
African Church Father and one of the first major Christian theologians
to write in Latin. Known for the dictim
credo quia absurdum est (literally,
“I believe because it is absurd”), he has often been viewed as promoting an
irrationalistic approach to religious truth. By way of assent to paradoxical
statements, he sharply opposed things that can be known only by faith over
against reason. He is also recognized
as the first important theologian to think of the Trinity as “one substance in
three persons.”
Contributed by: Marty Maddox/CTNS
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