Lactantius
d. 325 · Early Church (pre-Nicene) · Ante-Nicene · North Africa
Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius was an early Christian author who became an advisor to Roman emperor Constantine I, guiding his Christian religious policy in its initial stages of emergence, and a tutor to his son Crispus. His most important work is the Institutiones Divinae, an apologetic treatise intended to establish the reasonableness and truth of Christianity to pagan critics.
Kindred authors
Early Church (pre-Nicene)Texts in the library
8- ApologyDivine Institutes, Book I (Of the False Worship of the Gods)Creation · Scripture · Providence · Virtue · Viceapprox. 145 min read
- ApologyDivine Institutes, Book II (Of the Origin of Error)Creation · Scripture · Providence · Vice · Conscienceapprox. 125 min read
- ApologyDivine Institutes, Book III (Of the False Wisdom of Philosophers)Salvation · Scripture · Providence · Virtue · Conscienceapprox. 150 min read
- Divine Institutes, Book IV (Of True Wisdom and Religion)Christology · Salvation · Scripture · Providence · Tradition
