Arianism

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Christian theological doctrine heresy in mainstream Christianity nontrinitarian Christology

Arianism is a nontrinitarian Christian doctrine that teaches Christ is a created being subordinate to God the Father, rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Arian Christianity 64
Arianism canonical 58
Arian controversy 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological doctrine ⓘ
heresy in mainstream Christianity ⓘ
nontrinitarian Christology ⓘ
affirmsDoctrine monotheism of the Father alone as true God ⓘ
condemnedByCouncil First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
condemnedInYear 325 ⓘ
381 ⓘ
contrastedWith Nicene Christianity ⓘ
Trinitarianism ⓘ
coreBelief Christ is a created being ⓘ
the Son is not co-eternal with the Father ⓘ
the Son is not consubstantial with the Father ⓘ
the Son is subordinate to God the Father ⓘ
definedBy Nicene Creed as heresy ⓘ
deniesDoctrine Trinity as defined by Nicene Christianity ⓘ
consubstantiality of Father and Son ⓘ
historicalDebate Arian controversy ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
influenced Gothic Christianity ⓘ
Lombard Christianity ⓘ
Vandal kingdom religion ⓘ
influencedBy earlier subordinationist theologies ⓘ
languageOfDebate Greek ⓘ
namedAfter Arius ⓘ
opposedBy Alexander of Alexandria ⓘ
Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Church Fathers ⓘ
surface form: Cappadocian Fathers
originatedInCentury 4th century ⓘ
originatedInRegion Alexandria ⓘ
originatedWith Arius ⓘ
surface form: Arius of Alexandria
peakInfluenceCentury 4th century ⓘ
primaryOpponentsDoctrine homoousios of Father and Son ⓘ
relatedConcept First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
surface form: Homoiousios vs homoousios controversy

Nontrinitarianism ⓘ
Arianism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Subordinationism
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
scripturalEmphasis John 14:28 ⓘ
Wisdom Literature ⓘ
surface form: Proverbs 8:22
statusInCatholicChurch formally condemned heresy ⓘ
statusInEasternOrthodoxy formally condemned heresy ⓘ
statusInMainlineProtestantism rejected doctrine ⓘ
viewOfChrist highest of created beings ⓘ
inferior in divinity to the Father ⓘ
pre-existent but created Logos ⓘ
viewOfGod Father alone is unbegotten and without origin ⓘ
viewOfHolySpirit not equal in divinity to the Father ⓘ
viewOfSonNature mutable by nature though upheld by God ⓘ
viewOfSonOrigin the Son had a beginning ⓘ

Referenced by (136)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trinity → contrastedWith → Arianism ⓘ
Nicene Creed → opposes → Arianism ⓘ
Arianism → relatedConcept → Arianism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Subordinationism
Tritheism → relatedConcept → Arianism ⓘ
Incarnation of Christ → opposesHeresy → Arianism ⓘ
Roman emperor Constantine the Great → intervenedIn → Arianism ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantine the Great
this entity surface form: Arian controversy
First Council of Nicaea → hasMainSubject → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian controversy
First Council of Constantinople → condemned → Arianism ⓘ
First Council of Constantinople → condemned → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pneumatomachianism
Ambrose of Milan → condemned → Arianism ⓘ
Holy Trinity → opposes → Arianism ⓘ
Gothic Christianity → adheredTo → Arianism ⓘ
Gothic Christianity → doctrineOnChrist → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christology
Gothic Christianity → hadClergyStructure → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian episcopate
Gothic Christianity → relatedTo → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Social Trinitarianism → distinguishedFrom → Arianism ⓘ
Nicene Christianity → rejectsDoctrine → Arianism ⓘ
Nicene Christianity → contrastedWith → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Arius → knownFor → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian controversy
Arius → movement → Arianism ⓘ
Arius → conflict → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian controversy
Quicunque vult → condemns → Arianism ⓘ
Basil of Caesarea → opposed → Arianism ⓘ
Council of Alexandria (AD 362) → mainTopic → Arianism ⓘ
Odoacer → religion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Vandal Kingdom → religion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Vandals → religion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Kingdom of the Lombards → religion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Visigothic Kingdom → religion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Alaric I → religion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Genseric → religion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Suebi → laterReligion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Canon 1 → condemns → Arianism ⓘ
Apollinarianism → relatedTo → Arianism ⓘ
Meletius of Antioch → opposedTo → Arianism ⓘ
Kingdom of Toledo → religion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Theodosius I → declaredHeresy → Arianism ⓘ
Saint Isaac of Dalmatia → opposed → Arianism ⓘ
Nectarius of Constantinople → opposed → Arianism ⓘ
Kingdom of Odoacer → religion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Reccared I → convertedFrom → Arianism ⓘ
Aurelius Ambrosius → conflict → Arianism ⓘ
Ricimer → religion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Christianization of the Balkans → replacesReligion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Christianization of the Franks → opposedTo → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Kingdom of the Franks → religion → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christianity
Four Orations Against the Arians → opposes → Arianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arian Christology
Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century → involves → Arianism ⓘ
On the Trinity → opposes → Arianism ⓘ
Spyridon of Trimythous → opposedDoctrine → Arianism ⓘ