Homoian creed
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The Homoian creed was a 4th-century Christian theological formula associated with Arianism that affirmed the Son was “like” the Father without specifying a shared substance, and was promoted by several pro-Arian bishops in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century Christian creed
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Christian theological formula ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide compromise formula in Trinitarian debates ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eastern Roman Empire
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pro-Arian bishops ⓘ |
| avoids | philosophical terminology about divine essence ⓘ |
| category |
Non-Nicene creed
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Subordinationist Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 4th century ⓘ |
| christologicalPosition | the Son is like the Father ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Homoiousian theology
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Homoousian theology NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicene Creed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrinalFocus | relationship between God the Father and God the Son ⓘ |
| emphasizes | likeness of the Son to the Father without reference to substance ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent non-Nicene theological positions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Arian formulations ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| opposes | Nicene homoousios doctrine ⓘ |
| rejects |
metaphysical speculation about divine substance
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specification of shared substance between Father and Son ⓘ use of the term homoousios ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | Arian controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalAppeal | likeness language drawn from Scripture ⓘ |
| teaches | the Son is like the Father according to the Scriptures ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Arianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| usedBy | Eastern bishops sympathetic to Arianism ⓘ |
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