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Article · Christian DoctrineBiblical exposition · Apologetics · Comparative theology

Not Three Gods

Why the Trinity is not polytheism—and why Christians confess one God

…le distinguishing Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. His vocabulary was not identical to later creeds, but the problem and its essential answer were already present. Ambrose of Milan has been particularly influential in my own Trinitarian understanding. In his Exposition of the Christ…

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Article · Christian DoctrineHistorical investigation · Apologetics · Primary-source study

What Really Happened at Nicaea?

Constantine, Arius, the Trinity, the biblical canon—and the myths that refuse to die

…Eusebius of Caesarea admired Constantine; Athanasius spent much of his life defending the Nicene settlement; Constantine had an imperial interest in presenting unity as his achievement. Their testimony must therefore be read critically. Yet we possess the creed, the twenty canons…

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