Publisher's Synopsis
On Fasting is a religious text written by Tertullian, a prominent early Christian theologian and writer. The book is a treatise on the practice of fasting, which was a common spiritual discipline in the early Christian church. Tertullian discusses the various reasons why Christians should fast, including as a way to express repentance, to seek God's guidance, and to strengthen one's faith. He also provides practical advice on how to fast, including what foods to avoid and how often to fast. Throughout the text, Tertullian emphasizes the spiritual benefits of fasting and encourages Christians to make it a regular part of their spiritual lives. The book is widely considered to be an important work in the history of Christian spirituality and is still read and studied by Christians today.For even by this very fact, that He exempts from eating that flesh only the 'soul' of which is not out-shed through 'blood, ' it is manifest that He has conceded the use of all other flesh."" To this we reply, that it was not suitable for man to be burdened with any further special law of abstinence, who so recently showed himself unable to tolerate so light an interdiction--of one single fruit, to wit; that, accordingly, having had the rein relaxed, he was to be strengthened by his very liberty; that equally after the deluge, in the reformation of the human race.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
