Apollinarianism

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Apollinarianism is a 4th-century Christological doctrine that taught Christ had a human body but a divine mind instead of a human rational soul, and was later rejected as heretical by the early Church.

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Generate an image of Apollinarianism (Apollinarianism is a 4th-century Christological doctrine that taught Christ had a human body but a divine mind instead of a human rational soul, and was later rejected as heretical by the early Church.)

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Apollinarianism canonical 13

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian heresy ⓘ
Christological doctrine ⓘ
theological position ⓘ
affirms Christ’s true divinity ⓘ
Christ’s true human body ⓘ
branchOfReligion Christian theology ⓘ
classifiedAs Trinitarian heresy ⓘ
condemnationDate 381 ⓘ
condemnedAsHeresyBy First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
condemnedBy Roman Emperor Theodosius I ⓘ
linked to: Theodosius I
consideredHeresyBy Nicene Christianity ⓘ
early Church ⓘ
contradictsDoctrine full humanity of Christ ⓘ
orthodox dyophysite Christology ⓘ
coreClaim Christ had a human body but not a human rational soul ⓘ
Christ possessed a divine mind (Logos) instead of a human rational soul ⓘ
the divine Logos replaced the human nous in Christ ⓘ
criticizedFor compromising Christ’s solidarity with humanity ⓘ
failing to preserve full incarnation of the Logos ⓘ
denies full human rational soul of Christ ⓘ
emergedInCentury 4th century ⓘ
emergedInContext Arian controversy ⓘ
Trinitarian debates ⓘ
hasDoctrinalConsequence Christ lacks a complete human psychology ⓘ
hasDoctrinalFocus union of divine and human in Christ ⓘ
hasMainProponent Apollinaris of Laodicea ⓘ
historicalCenter Laodicea in Syria ⓘ
historicalRegion Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
influencedBy Alexandrian Christology ⓘ
Logos-sarx Christological model ⓘ
languageContext Greek-speaking Christianity ⓘ
namedAfter Apollinaris of Laodicea ⓘ
opposedBy Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Gregory of Nyssa ⓘ
rejectedBecause incompatible with salvation of the human mind ⓘ
undermines Christ’s full humanity ⓘ
rejectedBy Council of Constantinople I ⓘ
relatedTo Arianism ⓘ
Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism

Nestorianism ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
subfieldOf Christology ⓘ
teachesAbout Incarnation ⓘ
nature of Christ ⓘ
viewOnChrist Christ is a composite of divine mind and human body ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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

Canon 1 → condemns → Apollinarianism ⓘ
Seven Ecumenical Councils → opposedHeresy → Apollinarianism ⓘ
Laodicea in Syria → associatedWith → Apollinarianism ⓘ
Diodorus of Tarsus → opposedTo → Apollinarianism ⓘ
Apollinaris of Laodicea → movement → Apollinarianism ⓘ
Apollinaris of Laodicea → founded → Apollinarianism ⓘ
Apollinaris of Laodicea → heresyLabel → Apollinarianism ⓘ
Epiphanius of Salamis → opposedDoctrine → Apollinarianism ⓘ
Eranistes → opposes → Apollinarianism ⓘ