The Arian controversy was a series of Christian disputes about the nature of Jesus Christ that began with a dispute between Arius and Athanasius of Alexandria...
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nature of Christ. There was a controversy between two interpretations of Jesus's divinity (Homoousianism and Arianism) based upon the theological orthodoxy...
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Sami Amin Al-Arian (Arabic: سامي أمين العريان; born January 14, 1958) is a Kuwaiti-born political activist of Palestinian origin who was a computer engineering...
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Creed and the Nicene Creed. Most Arian creeds were written in the fourth century after 325 and during the Arian controversy, a time when the church adopted...
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Arius (category 3rd-century Arian Christians)
the founder of Arianism, which holds that Jesus Christ was not coeternal with God the Father, but was rather created before time. Arian theology and its...
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and 4th century Arian controversy, several controversies which divided the early Christian church Arian fragment, Arian palimpsest Arians or Areians, ancient...
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Homoiousian (section A response to Neo-Arianism)
Christian theological language which ran from AD 360 to 380, the controversy between Arianism and what would eventually come to be defined as catholic orthodoxy...
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Theodosius I (section Arianism and orthodoxy)
The Arian Controversy, 318-381. T. & T. Clark. p. 52 Hanson, Richard Patrick Crosland (1988). The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God: The Arian Controversy...
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Arian Isa Foster (born August 24, 1986) is an American former football running back who is a musical artist under the name Bobby Feeno. He played college...
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Councils of Sirmium (category Arianism)
358 and finally in 375 or 378. In the traditional account of the Arian Controversy, the Western Church always defended the Nicene Creed. However, at...
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First Council of Nicaea (category Arianism)
108–109. Hanson RPC, The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God: The Arian Controversy, 318-381. 1988, page 152 Danker, Frederick William (2000), "οἰκουμένη"...
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Alexander of Constantinople (section Arian controversy)
distinguished himself by his virtues and administrative abilities. When the Arian controversy began, Alexander, the Patriarch of Alexandria, requested his cooperation...
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Semi-Arianism was a position regarding the relationship between God the Father and the Son of God, adopted by some 4th-century Christians. Though the doctrine...
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Acacians (category Arianism)
Christianity that dominated the church during much of the fourth-century Arian Controversy. They declared that the Son was similar to God the Father, without...
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Hypostasis (philosophy and religion) (category Ancient Christian controversies)
hypostases in God was at the core of the 'Arian' Controversy. Both traditional Trinity doctrine and the Arians taught three distinct hypostases in the Godhead...
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had nothing to do with difference of opinion on the subject of the Arian Controversy, but were directed against the Melitians. He had not agreed with the...
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According to Badcock, virtually all orthodox theologians prior to the Arian controversy in the latter half of the fourth century were subordinationists to...
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Ulfilas (category Arian bishops)
people. Ulfila served as a bishop and missionary, participated in the Arian controversy, and is credited with converting the Goths to Christianity as well...
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Unitarianism (section Arianism)
Professor of Divinity The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God: The Arian Controversy, 318–381 (9780801031465): 1973 "Photinus' doctrine appears to have...
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Athanasius of Alexandria (category Opponents of Arianism)
Traditionally but misleadingly called the 'Arians' – “This controversy is mistakenly called Arian.” (Ayres, p. 14) “’Arianism’ as a coherent system, founded by...
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Creed of Cyprian of Carthage (250) The Deir Balyzeh Papyrus (200–350) The Arian Creeds and Creeds of Euzoius (320/327) The Creed of Alexander of Alexandria...
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Stephen I of Antioch (category Arian bishops)
depending on the source. He was leader of the Arian party, called Eusebians, during the Arian controversy and an adversary of Athanasius. Stephen was present...
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Person ('hypostasis' in the Greek language of the fourth century Arian Controversy) in the Godhead. For example, Hanson defines Sabellianism as the "refusal...
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Nicene Creed (section Filioque controversy)
outward sign of something. The Nicene Creed was adopted to resolve the Arian controversy, whose leader, Arius, a clergyman of Alexandria, "objected to Alexander's...
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Anomoeanism (category Arianism)
Nectarius of Constantinople Homoeans, in contrast to the Anomoeans Arianism Arian controversy also spelled "Anomeans" Encyclopædia Britannica: "Anomoean" Philostorgius...
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Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (section Arianism)
Lycopolis, and the issue of greatest substance, Arianism. He was the leader of the opposition to Arianism at the First Council of Nicaea. He also mentored...
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described as three hypostases or three prosopa was a core issue in the Arian Controversy. Prosopon is a Greek term. The Latin equivalent, traditionally used...
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important and prominent advocate for Homoousion Christianity in the Arian controversy that divided the early Christianity. He probably presided at the First...
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Pope Julius I (section Arianism)
for four months. Julius is chiefly known by the part he took in the Arian controversy. After the followers of Eusebius of Nicomedia, who had become the...
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Paul I of Constantinople (category Opponents of Arianism)
Constantinople, elected first in 337 AD. Paul became involved in the Arian controversy which drew in the Emperor of the West, Constans, and his counterpart...
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