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Tag Archives: homoousios
May an infallible dogma lose its infallibility?
Surely the question posed in the title is absurd. How can a dogmatic statement deemed essential to the integrity of the Christian faith—that both guarantees and is guaranteed by the religion—ever be apprehended by Christians as dispensable, perhaps even meaningless? … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged Bernard Lonergan, doctrine, dogma, George Lindbeck, grammar, homoousios, infallibility, Nicaea
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Thinking Trinity: Homoousion as Dogma
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Trinity, T. F. Torrance
Tagged divinity of Christ, dogma, homoousion, homoousios, Jesus Christ, Nicaea, Nicene Creed
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Thinking Trinity: The Radical Homoousion
When in A.D. 325 the bishops of the Council of Nicaea declared that Jesus Christ is begotten “from the substance of the Father” and “of one substance” with him, they probably did not foresee the momentous dogmatic consequences of their … Continue reading
Posted in Athanasius, Holy Trinity
Tagged Arianism, Arius, Athanasius, divinity of Christ, Holy Trinity, homoousios, Jesus Christ, Nicaea, Nicene Creed
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Nicaea: Pushing the Biblical Understanding of Divinity
I came across a blog article on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity with which I strongly disagree: “The Heart of Trinitarian Conflicts.” The author identifies two conflicting impulses at the heart of the fourth century trinitarian conflict—“faithfulness to the … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Trinity, Robert Jenson
Tagged Holy Trinity, homoousios, Nicaea, Nicene Creed, Robert Jenson, trinitarian theology
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St Basil the Great: Homily on Faith
Scholars are unable to date St Basil of Caesarea’s homily On Faith (De fide) with much accuracy. It appears to have been composed sometime between 365 and 375, with 372-375 being the most likely years, given the attention given to … Continue reading
Posted in Basil of Caesarea
Tagged Basil, Cappadocians, divine incomprehensibility, God, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, homoousios, trinitarian theology, Zizioulas
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