Homoousian theology

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Homoousian theology is the 4th-century Christian doctrinal position affirming that the Son is of the same substance (homoousios) as the Father, central to the pro-Nicene understanding of the Trinity.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Nicene Christology 3
Homoousian theology canonical 1
Nicene homoousios 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological doctrine
Christological position
Trinitarian doctrine
acceptedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

most mainline Protestant churches
affirmedByCouncil First Council of Constantinople
First Council of Nicaea
affirms the Son is of the same substance as the Father
basisFor Chalcedonian Christianity
surface form: Chalcedonian Christology

classical Trinitarian dogma
centralTo Nicene Christianity
surface form: Nicene orthodoxy

pro-Nicene theology
conceptualCategory doctrine of divine consubstantiality
contrastsWith the Son as a created being
the Son as merely similar in substance to the Father
developedInResponseTo 4th-century imperial church politics
Arian controversy
expressedIn Nicene Creed
Nicene Creed
surface form: Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
hasDoctrinalFocus relationship between God the Father and God the Son
historicalContext Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century
influencedBy Athanasius of Alexandria
Basil of Caesarea
Cappadocian Fathers
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nyssa
keyFormula the Son is begotten, not made
the Son is consubstantial with the Father
the Son is true God from true God
keyTermMeaning of one essence
of the same substance
languageOfKeyTerm Greek
opposes Arianism
homoiousian theology
subordinationism
relatedConcept consubstantiality
hypostasis
ousia
scripturalAppeal Gospel of John
Letter to the Hebrews
surface form: Hebrews

Pauline Epistles
surface form: Pauline epistles
supports doctrine of the Trinity
timePeriod 4th century
upholds co-equality of the Son with the Father
co-eternity of the Son with the Father
full divinity of the Son
usesTerm homoousios

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

Alexandrian theology influenced Homoousian theology
this entity surface form: Nicene Christology
Eusebius of Nicomedia opposedDoctrine Homoousian theology
this entity surface form: Nicene homoousios
Council of Sirmium opposedDoctrine Homoousian theology
this entity surface form: Nicene homoousios formula
The Lord of Glory affirms Homoousian theology
this entity surface form: Nicene Christology
Photinianism opposedDoctrine Homoousian theology
this entity surface form: Nicene Christology