- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Epigraph
- Introduction
- 1 Points of Departure
- 2 Theological Trajectories In the Early Fourth Century: I
- 3 Theological Trajectories In the Early Fourth Century: II
- 4 Confusion and Controversy: AD 325–340
- 5 The Creation Of ‘Arianism’: AD 340–350
- 6 Shaping the Alternatives: AD 350–360
- 7 The Beginnings of Rapprochement
- 8 Basil of Caesarea and the Development of Pro‐Nicene Theology
- 9 The East From Valens To Theodosius
- 10 Victory and the Struggle For Definition
- 11 On the Contours Of Mystery
- 12 ‘The First and Brightest Light’<sup>1</sup>
- 13 ‘Walk Towards him Shining’<sup>1</sup>
- 14 On Not Three Gods: Gregory of Nyssa's Trinitarian Theology
- 15 The Grammar Of Augustine's Trinitarian Theology
- 16 In Spite Of Hegel, Fire, and Sword<sup>1</sup>
- Epilogue: On Teaching the Fourth Century
- Bibliography
- Index
Confusion and Controversy: AD 325–340
Confusion and Controversy: AD 325–340
- Chapter:
- (p.85) 4 Confusion and Controversy: AD 325–340
- Source:
- Nicaea and its Legacy
- Author(s):
Lewis Ayres (Contributor Webpage)
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Initially focuses on the council and creed of Nicaea. Sketches the course of the discussion at the council and asks if the creed was intended as a universal standard of faith. The middle sections of the chapter focuses on Nicaea’s controversial terminology. The author then asks if we can identify a common theology among the architects of the creed. The last section of the chapter narrates the progress of controversy after Nicaea up to 342.
Keywords: Arius, Athanasius, creed, Homoousios, Nicaea, Ousia
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Epigraph
- Introduction
- 1 Points of Departure
- 2 Theological Trajectories In the Early Fourth Century: I
- 3 Theological Trajectories In the Early Fourth Century: II
- 4 Confusion and Controversy: AD 325–340
- 5 The Creation Of ‘Arianism’: AD 340–350
- 6 Shaping the Alternatives: AD 350–360
- 7 The Beginnings of Rapprochement
- 8 Basil of Caesarea and the Development of Pro‐Nicene Theology
- 9 The East From Valens To Theodosius
- 10 Victory and the Struggle For Definition
- 11 On the Contours Of Mystery
- 12 ‘The First and Brightest Light’<sup>1</sup>
- 13 ‘Walk Towards him Shining’<sup>1</sup>
- 14 On Not Three Gods: Gregory of Nyssa's Trinitarian Theology
- 15 The Grammar Of Augustine's Trinitarian Theology
- 16 In Spite Of Hegel, Fire, and Sword<sup>1</sup>
- Epilogue: On Teaching the Fourth Century
- Bibliography
- Index
