Episode 18a Supplemental - Alexandria, Arius, and Nicaea

11/03/2018 16 min Temporada 1 Episodio 18
Episode 18a Supplemental - Alexandria, Arius, and Nicaea

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Episode Synopsis

In this supplemental episode, we look in more detail into the background of the 1st Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, focusing on the philosophical and theological developments in the city of Alexandria prior to the 4th century, the genesis of Arianism in that city, and the deliberations at the Council of Nicaea, as recorded by St. Athanasios the Great.