Arianism

The emperor promoted and favored Christians in government jobs and he restored Christian property that had been lost during the prosecutions of Christians. Emperor Theodosius I held the Second Ecumenical Council of the Church in 381which fought Arianism, a religious doctrine that says Jesus Christ (son) was inferior to God. Their counter…

With that information, and the instances of interior mosaics (arranging together small colored pieces of hard material) we have seen in the course , and with an understanding of the period of late antiquity gleaned from this course , talk about this building as a mirror of broader trends in the period. What does this building tell us about the period following Constantine , in terms of religion , politics , and culture? What does it tell us about the development of Christianity? This Hagia…

The Catholics believed in the trinity; however, another religion, Arianism, rejected the Trinity. They believed that Jesus had beginning and an end therefore he is not God. This debate caused an immeasurable amount of tension between both parties. To dilute some of the tension, Theodoric built both Arian (St. Apollinare)…

basilicas and building projects were put in motion around Rome and in the creating of the 'Holy Land '. Constantine also played a great role in the fundamentals of the Nicene Creed, a definition of what it means to be Christian, and the disapproval of Arianism. In addition, although the emperor tolerated certain pagan religious practices, pagan sacrifices were forbidden, temple treasuries seized, gladiatorial contests ended, crucifixions abolished and laws enacted against sexual immorality and…

crimes. Racial, gender, ethnics and religious violence persists as mechanisms of oppression, which sadly is not too dissimilar from the past century with the likes of Hitler and his Nazi doctrines which drew heavily on extremist Christian beliefs of Arianism or more contemporary acts of hate crimes like the killing of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson, the dozens of school shootings in America as well as the murderous rampage of Benjamin Smith. These all stand as reminders that the bigotry…

religious persecution was rooted in the desire to create political and religious unity in Medieval Spain. The origins of religious persecution in the context of Christianity can be traced back to the time of the Visigoths, when the conversion from Arianism to Catholicism takes place. For example, when describing the Arian Christians in “We do not believe that your holiness are unaware of how long a time Spain labored under the error of the Arians, […] venerable fathers, we have decided to unite…

“Before we can hope to reason correctly, we need God’s grace to transform our minds” (Jones p.13). Growing up with a Catholic background, I never knew much about what theology was. I had heard stories about the study of theology, but never practiced the understanding of the things of God. I grew up in a traditional Catholic background and was baptized when I was very young. I had the support of my family to attend church and have a relationship with God. On my mom 's side, I am a 5th generation…

Israelites to follow, the first of which explicitly states: “You shall have no other Gods before Me,” specifically proving that Christianity is in fact a monotheistic religion. Because of all the confusion and tension within the Christian community over Arianism, Constantine held a meeting, later known as the Council of Nicaea, which…

will be scrutinizing and analyzing is called City of God, written by St. Augustine during the periods of 354-430 A.D. Around this time, there were still pagans who were worshiping multiple gods and goddesses, and other sects of Christianity such as Arianism were being practiced. It is important to note that during this period, the Vandals, under the command of their king Alaric, captured the city of Rome. This was a major defeat for the Romans because their empire had now fallen. Before this…

Medieval Europe as a society greatly shunned deviations from cultural norms or established religious orthodoxy. From this denouncement, persecution of minority groups was commonplace, and possibly even a defining trait of European society at the time. Notably, mistreatment of Jewish communities and supposed Christian heresies were the more common forms of religious persecution. Furthermore, even Christians could be subject to persecution, if certain individuals were accused of breaking ethical…