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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.
1. One God, who is alone, most mighty, uncreated. This is the only supreme God, who made the heaven, and decked it with lights. 2. But there is one only God of pre-eminent power, who made the heaven, and sun, and stars, and moon, and fruitful earth, and waves of the water of the sea.
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
Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — all for only $19.99... Chapter 1. Of the Worship of the True God, and of Innocency, and of the Worship of False Gods. We have completed that which was the object of our undertaking, through the teaching of the Divine Spirit, and the aid of the truth itself; the cause ...
Aug 16, 2019 · Lactantius : Divine institutes. by. Lactantius, ca. 240-ca. 320. Publication date. 2003. Topics. Church history -- Early church, ca. 30-600, Apologetics -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600. Publisher. Liverpool : Liverpool University Press.
Jul 15, 2020 · 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, Theology, Doctrinal. Publisher. Washington : Catholic University of America Press. Collection.
