Samples from Seminary – De Spectaculis

Today we have a lesson from church history on the topic of entertainment. The figure in church history that we are interested in is Tertullian. He lived into the 3rd century and is well known for his work in developing the doctrine of the Trinity. Today though, I want to call attention to another important work of his called De Spectaculis, that is, his work concerning the spectacles or shows. In this work, Tertullian tried to convince his fellow Christians that attending the various forms of...