Selected Works of Tertullian

Of his numerous available works, this volume in the PATRÍSTICA collection presents the four considered fundamental to his literary output:

I Apology Against the Heathen, in which he defends the Christian faith against the slanders of pagans who accused believers of the Early Church of being "worshippers of a donkey."

II Exhortation to the Martyrs, a message of solace to prisoners destined to die in the Roman circus, and which contains one of his most famous phrases: "The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church."

III The Virtue of Patience, a series of interesting reflections demonstrating God's infinite patience with sinners and our obligation as Christians to act in the same way with our fellow human beings.

IV Christian Prayer, one of the most comprehensive and erudite studies on prayer ever written throughout the history of the Church.