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The Arian Controversy: Why Nicaea Wasn’t the End

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Title of Essay Write an essay of approximately 1500 words on the following topic, making reference to appropriate primary sources where possible, and explaining their significance for the subsequent history of the church: The Christological debates of the fourth century (with special attention to the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople) and the creeds they produced). Why did the debate drag on...

The Doctrine of the Trinity is not Pagan in Origin

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Critics of the doctrine of the Trinity, argue that the origins of the doctrine are pagan. They point to a variety of pagan religions where you can see three gods having primacy. Alternatively, they point to the school of Plato as being the source of Trinitarian thinking. In this blog, I will seek to refute these arguments. I will prove that the Doctrine of the Trinity is not pagan in origin. This...