Homoiousian theology
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Homoiousian theology was a 4th-century Christian Trinitarian position that taught the Son was of a similar, but not identical, substance to the Father, standing between Arianism and Nicene orthodoxy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Homoiousian theology canonical | 1 |
| Homoiousianism | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homoiousian theology Context triple: [Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century, involves, Homoiousian theology]
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Homoousian theology
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.
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Miaphysitism
Miaphysitism is a Christological doctrine, held by several Eastern Christian churches, that teaches Christ has one united nature that is both fully divine and fully human.
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Monothelitism
Monothelitism is a 7th-century Christian theological doctrine that claimed Christ had two natures but only a single divine will, later condemned as heresy by the Third Council of Constantinople.
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Apollinarianism
Apollinarianism is a 4th-century Christological doctrine that taught Christ had a human body but a divine mind instead of a human rational soul, and was later rejected as heretical by the early Church.
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E.
Chalcedonian Christianity
Chalcedonian Christianity is the branch of Christianity that accepts the Council of Chalcedon’s definition of Christ as having two distinct natures, divine and human, united in one person.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homoiousian theology Target entity description: Homoiousian theology was a 4th-century Christian Trinitarian position that taught the Son was of a similar, but not identical, substance to the Father, standing between Arianism and Nicene orthodoxy.
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A.
Homoousian theology
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.
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B.
Miaphysitism
Miaphysitism is a Christological doctrine, held by several Eastern Christian churches, that teaches Christ has one united nature that is both fully divine and fully human.
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C.
Monothelitism
Monothelitism is a 7th-century Christian theological doctrine that claimed Christ had two natures but only a single divine will, later condemned as heresy by the Third Council of Constantinople.
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D.
Apollinarianism
Apollinarianism is a 4th-century Christological doctrine that taught Christ had a human body but a divine mind instead of a human rational soul, and was later rejected as heretical by the early Church.
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E.
Chalcedonian Christianity
Chalcedonian Christianity is the branch of Christianity that accepts the Council of Chalcedon’s definition of Christ as having two distinct natures, divine and human, united in one person.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century Christian doctrine
ⓘ
Christian theological position ⓘ Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ |
| accepts | similarity of essence between Father and Son ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Semi-Arianism ⓘ |
| category |
Christological positions
ⓘ
Trinitarian controversies ⓘ |
| concernsDoctrineOf |
Christology
ⓘ
Trinity ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | homoousian theology ⓘ |
| controversialPoint | rejection of the Nicene term homoousios ⓘ |
| debatedAt | various 4th-century synods ⓘ |
| denies | the Son is of identical substance with the Father ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf |
Arian controversy
ⓘ
Trinitarian debates ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Nicene Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicene orthodoxy
|
| geographicalCenter |
Byzantine Empire
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surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
|
| historicalOutcome | superseded by Nicene-Constantinopolitan orthodoxy ⓘ |
| historicalRole | mediating position in 4th-century Trinitarian debates ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | eventually marginalized after Council of Constantinople (381) ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Origenist subordinationist traditions ⓘ |
| keyTerm | homoiousios ⓘ |
| keyTermMeaning | of similar substance ⓘ |
| languageOfKeyTerm | Greek ⓘ |
| mainConcept | the Son is of similar substance to the Father ⓘ |
| opposes | Arianism ⓘ |
| positionBetween |
Arianism
ⓘ
Nicene Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Nicene orthodoxy
|
| rejects | full consubstantiality as defined at Nicaea ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
anomoianism
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homoianism ⓘ homoousios ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalAppeal | emphasizes biblical language over philosophical terminology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
| usesFormula | the Son is like the Father according to the Scriptures ⓘ |
| viewOnEssence | Father and Son share similar but not numerically identical essence ⓘ |
| viewOnFather | the Father is the source and cause of the Son ⓘ |
| viewOnSon |
the Son is like the Father in substance
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the Son is subordinate to the Father in some sense ⓘ |
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