What happened after the famous council at Nicea in 325? Was there rejoicing and peace, now that the “Arian” controversy had been definitively settled?
Sadly, no. At first, there was seemingly a lull in the storm, during which catholics neither rallied for or against the creed and its novel language of Father and Son being “one ousia” and about the latter being “from the ousia of” the former. Eventually, though, some Christians came to think this new language was unhelpful, while others started to think it was important. In response to some goading by Athanasius and others, about ninety eastern bishops met in a synod at Antioch in the year 341, the occasion being the dedication of big new church there, attended by their emperor.
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Author: Dale Tuggy
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