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Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — all for only $19.99... Book I Of the false worship of the gods. Book II Of the origin of error. Book III Of the false wisdom of philosophers. Book IV Of true wisdom and religion. Book V Of justice.
Institutiones Divinae (Classical Latin: [ĩːstɪtuːtiˈoːneːs diːˈwiːnae̯], Ecclesiastical Latin: [institutsiˈones diˈvine]; The Divine Institutes) is the name of a theological work by the Christian Roman philosopher Lactantius, written between AD 303 and 311.
His most important work is the Institutiones Divinae ("The Divine Institutes"), an apologetic treatise intended to establish the reasonableness and truth of Christianity to pagan critics. He is best known for his apologetic works, widely read during the Renaissance by humanists, who called Lactantius the "Christian Cicero".
Mar 30, 2021 · The divine institutes. Books I-VII. by. Lactantius, approximately 240-approximately 320. Publication date. 1964. Topics. Theology -- Early works to 1800, Apologetics -- Early works to 1800, Theology, Doctrinal, Apologetics, Theology. Publisher. Washington : Catholic University of America Press. Collection.
the divine institutes book i. preface.—of what great value the knowledge of the truth is and always has been. Chap. i.— of religion and wisdom. Chap. II.—That there is a providence in the affairs of men. Chap. III.—Whether the universe is governed by the power of one god or of many. Chap. IV.—
THE DIVINE INSTITUTES, BOOKS I-II [Translated by the Rev. William Fletcher, D.D.] BOOK I. OF THE FALSE WORSHIP OF THE GODS. PREFACE.--OF WHAT GREAT VALUE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
