Arianism

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Arianism is a nontrinitarian Christian doctrine that teaches Christ is a created being subordinate to God the Father, rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological doctrine
heresy in mainstream Christianity
nontrinitarian Christology
affirmsDoctrine monotheism of the Father alone as true God
condemnedByCouncil First Council of Constantinople
First Council of Nicaea
condemnedInYear 325
381
contrastedWith Nicene Christianity
Trinitarianism
coreBelief Christ is a created being
the Son is not co-eternal with the Father
the Son is not consubstantial with the Father
the Son is subordinate to God the Father
definedBy Nicene Creed as heresy
deniesDoctrine Trinity as defined by Nicene Christianity
consubstantiality of Father and Son
historicalDebate Arian controversy
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
influenced Gothic Christianity
Lombard Christianity
Vandal kingdom religion
influencedBy earlier subordinationist theologies
languageOfDebate Greek
namedAfter Arius
opposedBy Alexander of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria
Cappadocian Fathers
linked to: Church Fathers
originatedInCentury 4th century
originatedInRegion Alexandria
originatedWith Arius of Alexandria
linked to: Arius
peakInfluenceCentury 4th century
primaryOpponentsDoctrine homoousios of Father and Son
relatedConcept Homoiousios vs homoousios controversy
Nontrinitarianism
Subordinationism
linked to: Arianism
religiousTradition Christianity
scripturalEmphasis John 14:28
Proverbs 8:22
linked to: Wisdom Literature
statusInCatholicChurch formally condemned heresy
statusInEasternOrthodoxy formally condemned heresy
statusInMainlineProtestantism rejected doctrine
viewOfChrist highest of created beings
inferior in divinity to the Father
pre-existent but created Logos
viewOfGod Father alone is unbegotten and without origin
viewOfHolySpirit not equal in divinity to the Father
viewOfSonNature mutable by nature though upheld by God
viewOfSonOrigin the Son had a beginning

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Trinity contrastedWith Arianism
Nicene Creed opposes Arianism
Arianism relatedConcept Subordinationism
linked to: Arianism
Tritheism relatedConcept Arianism
Constantine the Great intervenedIn Arian controversy
linked to: Arianism
First Council of Nicaea hasMainSubject Arian controversy
linked to: Arianism
First Council of Constantinople condemned Pneumatomachianism
linked to: Arianism
Ambrose of Milan condemned Arianism
Holy Trinity opposes Arianism
Gothic Christianity adheredTo Arianism
Gothic Christianity doctrineOnChrist Arian Christology
linked to: Arianism
Gothic Christianity hadClergyStructure Arian episcopate
linked to: Arianism
Gothic Christianity relatedTo Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Nicene Christianity contrastedWith Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Arius knownFor Arian controversy
linked to: Arianism
Arius movement Arianism
Arius conflict Arian controversy
linked to: Arianism
Quicunque vult condemns Arianism
Basil of Caesarea opposed Arianism
Odoacer religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Vandal Kingdom religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Vandals religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Kingdom of the Lombards religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Visigothic Kingdom religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Alaric I religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Genseric religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Suebi laterReligion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Canon 1 condemns Arianism
Apollinarianism relatedTo Arianism
Meletius of Antioch opposedTo Arianism
Kingdom of Toledo religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Theodosius I declaredHeresy Arianism
Kingdom of Odoacer religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Reccared I convertedFrom Arianism
Aurelius Ambrosius conflict Arianism
Ricimer religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Christianization of the Balkans replacesReligion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Christianization of the Franks opposedTo Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Kingdom of the Franks religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
Four Orations Against the Arians opposes Arian Christology
linked to: Arianism
On the Trinity opposes Arianism