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In 4th-century Christianity, the Anomoeans [1] / ˌ æ n ə ˈ m iː ə n z /, and known also as Heterousians / ˌ h ɛ t ə r ə ˈ j uː ʒ ə n z /, Aetians / eɪ ˈ iː ʃ ə n z /, or Eunomians / j uː ˈ n oʊ m i ə n z /, were a sect that held to a form of Arianism, that Jesus Christ was not of the same nature as God the Father nor was He of like or similar nature to God (homoiousian ...
Anonymous Christian is the controversial Christian doctrine concerning the fate of the unlearned which was introduced by the Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner (1904–1984) that declares that all individuals, who sincerely seek truth and goodness, and strive to follow the moral truths they know, can respond positively to God's grace, albeit unknowingly or indirectly, even if they do so through ...
Antinomianism has been a point of doctrinal contention in the history of Christianity. At its root is an argument between salvation through faith alone and on the basis of good works or works of mercy.
Within criticism of religion, counter-apologetics is a field of thought that criticizes religious apologetics.Every religious apologist criticizes the defense of other religions, though the term counter-apologetics is frequently applied to criticism of religion in general by freethinkers and atheists.
Augustine of Hippo (354–430) defined God aliud, aliud valde, meaning 'other, completely other', in Confessions 7.10.16, [54] wrote Si [enim] comprehendis, non est Deus, [55] meaning 'if you understand [something], it is not God', in Sermo 117.3.5 [56] (PL 38, 663), [57] [58] and a famous legend tells that, while walking along the ...
Sola scriptura (Latin for 'by scripture alone') is a Christian theological doctrine held by most Protestant Christian denominations, in particular the Lutheran and Reformed traditions, [1] [2] that posits the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice. [2]
The word anonymous was borrowed into English around 1600 from the Late Latin word "anonymus", from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος (anṓnumos, "without name"), from ᾰ̓ν- (an-, "un-") with ὄνῠμᾰ (ónuma), Aeolic and Doric dialectal form of ὄνομᾰ (ónoma, "name").
[51] [52] The definition of "Son" is ambiguous as Arians have applied an adoptionist theology to defend the creation ex nihilo of Jesus from God. [10] Arians do not believe in the traditional doctrine of the Trinity. [53] [54] The letter of the Arian bishop Auxentius of Durostorum [55] regarding the Arian missionary Ulfilas gives a picture of ...