HUMAN-111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nicene Creed, Ulfilas, Arianism
12 Oct 2020
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When the barbarians became part of the roman army, they found it very easy to find similarities between the sects of paganism. Early 4th century, the goths converted to this sect of christianity. Has nothing to do with the nazi kind. Named after an early 4th century greek theologian and arius, right at the period that christianity was becoming tolerated - the trinity. One god, with three persons or aspects. God the father, god the son, god the holy spirit. What is the relationship between these three beings, and how can they exist as. Some theologians argued that all three are equally divine. Arius didn"t understand so he came up with another scenario when only god the father was holy divine, the spirit and the son were not. Calls a council at nicaea in 325 and they hammer out the official doctrine of the christian church in the roman empire.
