A polemical defence of Christianity addressed to the pagan nations. Tertullian attacks Roman religion, refutes common accusations, and argues that Christianity is both older and truer than anything Rome has to offer.
Start ReadingThe first book of Tertullian's attack on pagan religion, dissecting Roman customs and beliefs with prosecutorial aggression to expose their absurdity.
The second book continues the assault on paganism, targeting natural theology and the Roman tradition of divinising abstract concepts like Hope, Virtue, and Honour.