Apollinarianism
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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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian heresy
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Christological doctrine → theological position → |
| affirms |
Christ’s true divinity
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Christ’s true human body → |
| branchOfReligion |
Christian theology
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| classifiedAs |
Trinitarian heresy
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| condemnationDate |
381
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| condemnedAsHeresyBy |
First Council of Constantinople
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| condemnedBy |
Roman Emperor Theodosius I
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| consideredHeresyBy |
Nicene Christianity
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early Church → |
| contradictsDoctrine |
full humanity of Christ
→
orthodox dyophysite Christology → |
| coreClaim |
Christ had a human body but not a human rational soul
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Christ possessed a divine mind (Logos) instead of a human rational soul → the divine Logos replaced the human nous in Christ → |
| criticizedFor |
compromising Christ’s solidarity with humanity
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failing to preserve full incarnation of the Logos → |
| denies |
full human rational soul of Christ
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| emergedInCentury |
4th century
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| emergedInContext |
Arian controversy
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Trinitarian debates → |
| hasDoctrinalConsequence |
Christ lacks a complete human psychology
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| hasDoctrinalFocus |
union of divine and human in Christ
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| hasMainProponent |
Apollinaris of Laodicea
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| historicalCenter |
Laodicea in Syria
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| historicalRegion |
Eastern Roman Empire
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| influencedBy |
Alexandrian Christology
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Logos-sarx Christological model → |
| languageContext |
Greek-speaking Christianity
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| namedAfter |
Apollinaris of Laodicea
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| opposedBy |
Athanasius of Alexandria
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Basil of Caesarea → Gregory of Nazianzus → Gregory of Nyssa → |
| rejectedBecause |
incompatible with salvation of the human mind
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undermines Christ’s full humanity → |
| rejectedBy |
Council of Constantinople I
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| relatedTo |
Arianism
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Monophysitism → Nestorianism → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| subfieldOf |
Christology
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| teachesAbout |
Incarnation
→
nature of Christ → |
| viewOnChrist |
Christ is a composite of divine mind and human body
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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First Council of Constantinople
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condemned |
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Canon 1
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condemns |
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Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century
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involves |
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Seven Ecumenical Councils
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opposedHeresy |