Homoousian theology

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Homoousian theology is the 4th-century Christian doctrinal position affirming that the Son is of the same substance (homoousios) as the Father, central to the pro-Nicene understanding of the Trinity.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Nicene Christology 3
Homoousian theology canonical 1
Nicene homoousios 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological doctrine
Christological position
Trinitarian doctrine
acceptedBy Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

most mainline Protestant churches
affirmedByCouncil First Council of Constantinople
First Council of Nicaea
affirms the Son is of the same substance as the Father
basisFor Chalcedonian Christology
classical Trinitarian dogma
centralTo Nicene orthodoxy
linked to: Nicene Christianity

pro-Nicene theology
conceptualCategory doctrine of divine consubstantiality
contrastsWith the Son as a created being
the Son as merely similar in substance to the Father
developedInResponseTo 4th-century imperial church politics
Arian controversy
expressedIn Nicene Creed
Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
linked to: Nicene Creed
hasDoctrinalFocus relationship between God the Father and God the Son
historicalContext Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century
influencedBy Athanasius of Alexandria
Basil of Caesarea
Cappadocian Fathers
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nyssa
keyFormula the Son is begotten, not made
the Son is consubstantial with the Father
the Son is true God from true God
keyTermMeaning of one essence
of the same substance
languageOfKeyTerm Greek
opposes Arianism
homoiousian theology
subordinationism
relatedConcept consubstantiality
hypostasis
ousia
scripturalAppeal Gospel of John
Hebrews
Pauline epistles
linked to: Pauline Epistles
supports doctrine of the Trinity
timePeriod 4th century
upholds co-equality of the Son with the Father
co-eternity of the Son with the Father
full divinity of the Son
usesTerm homoousios

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexandrian theology influenced Nicene Christology
linked to: Homoousian theology
Eusebius of Nicomedia opposedDoctrine Nicene homoousios
linked to: Homoousian theology
Council of Sirmium opposedDoctrine Nicene homoousios formula
linked to: Homoousian theology
The Lord of Glory affirms Nicene Christology
linked to: Homoousian theology
Photinianism opposedDoctrine Nicene Christology
linked to: Homoousian theology