Tertullian (c. 160 – c. 225 AD),[1] was a
prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the
Roman province of Africa.[2] He is
the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian
literature. Wikipedia . He came to be
regarded as a heretic consequent to his adherence to the purist sect known as Montanists.
Manichaeism-
widespread dualistic religion, originating in Persia ca 200 BCE. Taught that the world and the soul are
products of a cosmic power struggle between a good god and an evil god. Evil,
in this view, is the work of the power of darkness and is opposed by the
power of light, which seeks to extricate souls from the material world into a
realm of pure goodness and light.
Dualistic theology continued to have influence within
Christianity until modern times. The Zoroastrian Religion was of this sort and
dominated in Persia until the Muslim conquest. Contemporary expressions include
the Parsees in India and the Jedi religion in Star Wars.
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