Issue 85. The Council of Nicaea: Debating Jesus' Divinity


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Summary
In 325 A.D., Emperor Constantine called together Christian bishops from across the empire to the city of Nicaea for a council that would have an immeasurable impact on the subsequent development of Christian theology. At the Council of Nicaea, bishops debated Jesus' divinity and produced the Nicene Creed, still recited by churches today. Learn about the issues that gave rise to this great council and the debates that followed it with this issue of Christian History & Biography!

Inside this issue you'll find:

  • The Road to Nicaea
    The Council of Nicaea strove to answer one of the central questions of the Christian faith, but it also proved that theology is never a tidy business.
  • "Do You Know Whom You Worship?"
    Did the Nicene Creed distort the pure gospel, or did it embody and protect it?
  • Why a Creed?
    A conversation with Robert Louis Wilken
  • A Marriage Made in Byzantium
    When it came to determining doctrine, there were limits to an emperor's power.
  • How Arianism Almost Won
    After Nicaea, the real fight began.
  • The Final Act
    It took almost 60 years for the church to make Nicaea its standard of faith.
  • Gallery: Saints and Heretics
    Key players in a high-stakes game of politics and theology
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