CATH 1190 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: In C

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Catholic Studies
• Course: CATH 1190
• Professor: Meredith Bacola

Document Summary

9/25/2015 - the arian conflict, the council at nicaea and life in christian rome. Be able to explain the holy trinity (what is god according to the roman catholic. List three (3) issues that were resolved by a majority at the council of nicaea. Know three (3) christian values that influenced roman society: sacrifices, god"s punishment, family - infidelity and sexual affairs, love, celibacy, etc. Logos - starts in the gospel of john. Gnosticism - school; claim to have a special understanding. Gnostic - someone who teaches in the school. New testament - had different interpretations about the trinity. Arius of alexandria - jesus was an everyday person like us. - god - no divine aspect >> jesus had no relations to god >> Constantine called a council at nicaea to resolve conflict on 325 ce. - trying to find a way to explain the relationship of the trinity.