Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century

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The Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century were intense theological and political disputes within early Christianity over the nature and divinity of Christ and his relationship to God the Father, which led to major church councils and the formulation of orthodox Trinitarian doctrine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian doctrinal dispute ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
theological controversy ⓘ
centralConcept consubstantiality of the Son with the Father ⓘ
divinity of the Holy Spirit ⓘ
homoousios ⓘ
hypostasis ⓘ
ousia ⓘ
concerns eternal generation of the Son ⓘ
monotheism and plurality within God ⓘ
relationship between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ⓘ
status of the Son as created or uncreated ⓘ
endTime late 4th century ⓘ
hasCause disputes over the divinity of Christ ⓘ
disputes over the relationship between the Son and the Father ⓘ
interpretation of biblical texts about Christ ⓘ
hasEffect condemnation of Arianism ⓘ
convocation of ecumenical councils ⓘ
development of Nicene Creed ⓘ
development of Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ
formulation of orthodox Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ
imperial involvement in church doctrine ⓘ
involves Apollinarianism ⓘ
Arianism ⓘ
Arius ⓘ
Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Cappadocian Fathers ⓘ
Council of Constantinople ⓘ
Council of Nicaea ⓘ
Emperor Constantine I ⓘ
linked to: Constantinus Magnus

Emperor Constantius II ⓘ
linked to: Constantius II

Emperor Theodosius I ⓘ
linked to: Theodosius I

Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ
First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Gregory of Nyssa ⓘ
Homoiousian theology ⓘ
Homoousian theology ⓘ
Meletian schism of Antioch ⓘ
linked to: Meletian schism

Nicene Christianity ⓘ
Pneumatomachianism ⓘ
Sabellianism ⓘ
Semi-Arianism ⓘ
various regional synods ⓘ
location Alexandria ⓘ
Antioch ⓘ
Constantinople ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Roman Empire ⓘ
mainTopic Christology ⓘ
Trinity ⓘ
politicalAspect exile and restoration of bishops ⓘ
imperial patronage of rival theological parties ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
resultedIn consolidation of Nicene orthodoxy ⓘ
marginalization of non-Nicene groups ⓘ
standardization of Trinitarian language in creeds ⓘ
significantEvent First Council of Constantinople in 381 ⓘ
First Council of Nicaea in 325 ⓘ
startTime early 4th century ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century ⓘ

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Athanasius of Alexandria → participantIn → Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century ⓘ
Alexander of Alexandria → subjectOf → Arian controversy ⓘ
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Alexander of Alexandria → conflict → Arian controversy ⓘ
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Council of Alexandria (AD 362) → historicalPeriod → Arian controversy ⓘ
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Constantius II → involvedIn → Arian controversy ⓘ
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Apollinarianism → emergedInContext → Arian controversy ⓘ
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Meletius of Antioch → notableEvent → Arian controversy ⓘ
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Aurelius Ambrosius → participatedIn → Arian controversy ⓘ
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De Spiritu Sancto → influencedBy → Arian controversy ⓘ
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De fide → influencedBy → Arian controversy ⓘ
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Council of Constantinople of 360 → isPartOf → Trinitarian controversy of the 4th century ⓘ
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Marcellus of Ancyra → seeAlso → Trinitarian controversy ⓘ
linked to: Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century