Tertullian and the Unborn Child: Christian and Pagan Attitudes in Historical Perspective 1317045874, 9781317045878

Tertullian of Carthage was the earliest Christian writer to argue against abortion at length, and the first surviving La

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Tertullian and the Unborn Child: Christian and Pagan Attitudes in Historical Perspective
1317045874, 9781317045878

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