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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...

Appendix: A Return to Patristic Orthodoxy

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Purpose of This Appendix In the main essay, I acknowledged that my retention of conditional immortality might appear, to outside observers, like I’ve simply retained heterodox elements from my Christadelphian background with a thin Trinitarian veneer. That would be a serious misreading. This appendix addresses that concern directly by exploring whether conditional immortality might have...