Tertullian
Apologeticum — father of Latin theology
The father of Latin Christianity. He coined Trinity, person, substance — the vocabulary the Western Church still uses. 'What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?'
Key works
- Apologeticum~197— 'The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church'
- Against Praxeas~213— First systematic use of 'Trinity'
- On the Prescription of Heretics~200— 'What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?'