Category: Nicea and After

A Brief History of the Unitarians 1687

imagesA Brief History of the Unitarians by Stephen Nye · 1687

[I post this because it traces long before the Socinians, the doctrines they held can be found in history prior to Nicea]

The First Letter, Concerning the Unitarians, vulgarly called Socinians.

SIR,

IN Answer to yours, demanding a brief account of the Unitarians, called also Socinians; their Doctrine concerning God (in which only they differ from other Christians, the Remonstrants, professedly agreeing with them in other points of Faith … Read the rest

The Dark Legacy of the Nicene Creed

by Carlos Xavier [source]

imagesThe Nicene Creed is an example of what happens when unbelievers (like pagan philosophers and especially politicians, like Roman emperors) get mixed up in religion.

First comes confusion, since the Creed itself is replete with ambigous and contradictory language.

For example, the creed violates the later trinitarian formula of 3 distinct hypostasis in 1 ousia or 3 Persons in 1 Being or Substance. According to the noted church historian Richard Hanson, “for at least the … Read the rest