De Corona

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De Corona is an early Christian apologetic work, traditionally attributed to Tertullian, that discusses the practices and obligations of Christian soldiers.

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De Corona canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian treatise ⓘ
Latin theological work ⓘ
early Christian apologetic work ⓘ
addresses Christian participation in Roman military ceremonies ⓘ
wearing of military crown ⓘ
associatedWith Latin Church Fathers ⓘ
Patristic literature ⓘ
author Tertullian ⓘ
circulation early Christian communities ⓘ
citedAs De Corona Militis ⓘ
discusses Christian refusal of pagan rites ⓘ
conduct of Christian soldiers ⓘ
conflict between military customs and Christian faith ⓘ
loyalty to Christ versus loyalty to the Roman army ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ
focusesOn tension between Christian faith and Roman military honors ⓘ
genre apologetic literature ⓘ
polemical treatise ⓘ
historicalContext Roman Empire ⓘ
early Church ⓘ
influenced later Christian discussions on military service ⓘ
influencedBy early Christian martyr tradition ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
mainTopic Christian moral obligations ⓘ
Christian practices ⓘ
Christian soldiers ⓘ
military service and Christianity ⓘ
partOf Tertullian's apologetic corpus ⓘ
positionOnMilitaryCrown critical ⓘ
preservedIn manuscript tradition of Tertullian's works ⓘ
religiousPerspective North African Latin Christianity ⓘ
religiousTheme Christian identity in pagan society ⓘ
confession of faith under persecution ⓘ
obedience to God over human authority ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
setting Roman military environment ⓘ
studiedIn Christian ethics ⓘ
historical theology ⓘ
patristics ⓘ
supports separation from pagan customs ⓘ
strict Christian discipline ⓘ
theologicalDiscipline Christian apologetics ⓘ
timePeriod early 3rd century ⓘ
titleMeaning On the Crown ⓘ
traditionalAuthor Tertullian ⓘ

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