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Constantine and the council of Nicaea : defining orthodoxy and heresy in Christianity, 325 CE / David E. Henderson, Frank Kirkpatrick.

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Constantine and the council of Nicaea : defining orthodoxy and heresy in Christianity, 325 CE / David E. Henderson, Frank Kirkpatrick.
Author
Henderson, David E.
Publication
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]

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Kirkpatrick, Frank G.
Description
74 pages : 1 map; 26 cm
Summary
Constantine and the Council of Nicaea plunges students into the theological debates confronting early Christian church leaders. Emperor Constantine has sanctioned Christianity as a legitimate religion within the Roman Empire but discovers that Christians do not agree on fundamental aspects of their beliefs. Some have resorted to violence, battling over which group has the correct theology. Constantine has invited all of the bishops of the church to attend a great church council to be held in Nicaea, hoping to settle these problems and others. The first order of business is to agree on a core theology of the church to which Christians must subscribe if they are to hold to the "true faith." Some will attempt to use the creed to exclude their enemies from the church. If they succeed, Constantine may fail to achieve his goal of unity in both empire and church. The outcome of this conference will shape the future of Christianity for millennia.
Subject
  • Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337
  • Council of Nicaea 325 : Nicaea, Turkey)
  • Council of Nicaea
  • 30-600
  • Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
  • Theology > Early works to 1800
  • Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
  • Théologie > Ouvrages avant 1800
  • Theology
  • Church history > Primitive and early church
Genre/Form
Early works
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also issued online.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- Historical background -- The game -- Roles and factions -- Core texts.
ISBN
  • 9781469631417
  • 1469631415
  • 9781469631424 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
  • 945745570
  • SCSB-11549014
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library