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Start Date
16-9-2025 10:15 AM
End Date
16-9-2025 11:15 AM
Keywords
nicaea, faith, creed, ecumenical, arius, eusebius, origen, confession, constantine
Description
This plenary will look at the council from three perspectives and a postudium. First of all a brief look at the kind of historical conditions that caused a nexus of crises needing this conciliar meeting. Secondly the intent and scope of the typos or statement of faith that was decided on and whether it met that set of crises wholly or in part. Thirdly its attempt to standardize specific Christian canonical legislation. Lastly to what extent this epoch-defining meeting did establish, or can re-establish, patterns of internationally agreed commonality of Christian faith.
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
John 17:3; Proverbs 8:22; Luke 1:35; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:3; Philippians 3; John 17
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Submission Cost
Free
Nicaea’s Paradigm Status for the Oecumenical Faith
This plenary will look at the council from three perspectives and a postudium. First of all a brief look at the kind of historical conditions that caused a nexus of crises needing this conciliar meeting. Secondly the intent and scope of the typos or statement of faith that was decided on and whether it met that set of crises wholly or in part. Thirdly its attempt to standardize specific Christian canonical legislation. Lastly to what extent this epoch-defining meeting did establish, or can re-establish, patterns of internationally agreed commonality of Christian faith.
