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Council of Nicea
325
Nature of Christ
Condemnation of Aruis - X not eternally generated from Father, of similar substance "homoiousious"
Athanasius - X eternally generated from Fathter, of same essence "homoousios"
Council of Constantinople
381
Reiteration of Nicea
More explicit definition of 3rd person of Trinity: "HS, Lord and giver of life, proceeds from Father, who is together glorified w/ Father and Son, spoke through the prophets
Condemnation of Apollinarius
(Fully God, divine logos took place of rational human soul)
Council of Ephesus
431
Condemnation of Nestorianism (Christ two persons)
Cyril argued no redemption w/o true God-Man. Mary theotokos - "bearer of God"
Council of Chalcedon
451
The Christological Council - X one person two natures (human / divine).
Condemns Eutychianism - Christ possessed one nature -humanity absorbed into deity
mediator must be human / divine, passible / impassible, mortal / immortal
the logos didn't unite w/ a distinct human individual, but w/ human nature
Reformation
95 Theses @ Wittenburg - 1517
Diet of Worms 1521 - Luther excommunicated
5 Solas
Counter Reformation
1534-1564
Catholic response to Reformation.
Many errors corrected, traditional Catholic doctrine reaffirmed
Formulated in articles of the Council of Trent to combat spread of Protestantism
Heidelberg Catechism
1563
written by Olevianus & Ursinus
one of the three forms of unity
Held by Continental Reformed Church (European-German, Dutch)
Synod of Dort
1618
A convening of Reformed thinkers responding to the Remonstrants.
Mostly known for TULIP
cannons of dort are one of the three forms of unity
Westminster Assembly
1643 - 1652
Eminient Puritans called by Parliament to produce a confession of faith for the UK
WCF & WLC structured on the Irish Articles of Faith (1615)
A standard of faith for Presbyterian, Congregational, Regular Baptist churches in Scotland, England & America
Pietism
movement against dead orthodoxy primarily based in Germany (1600-1700's)
emphasized individual conversion, living orthodoxy, changed life
duo of Spencer & Franke, carried on by Zinzendorf & Moravians
greatly impacted modern missionary movement
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