Final Flashcards
Neo-Aryans?
Anomoians (leader Eunomius),only father fully divine, Son does not have same substance
Strict Aryans?
Son like Father, but not according to substance; Aryan Emperors
Semi-Aryans?
Son like father according to substance and all things, reject homoousios and anomoians, popular among theologians and bishops
Arius?
called Word a creature, Generated through will not substance, Son by analogy only. Helped in creation after creation. “Time when Son was not”
What is Anthropomorphism?
God has attributes of man
What did Messalians believe?
each person had a demon attached to him that he must fight against
Principle Works Athanasius (295-373)
Against Pagans, On Incarnation, Life of St. Antony
Contributions Athanasius?
1) Fought Arian Heresy, 2) seeks to hand on Apostolic Doctrine 3) Defender of Orthodoxy 4) Formalized monasticism
BG Works? (329-379)
De Spiritu Sancto, Nine Homilies of Hexaemeron
BG Contributions?
1) organizer of CF 2) Monastic Rule 3) wise in politics 4) Established Prime and Compline
GN 330-395 Works?
wrote against Eunomius
GN Contributions?
1) Through Philo we know faith, 2) Platonism helps explain faith 3) Monastic life 4) Catechism
GNZ 329 - 389 Works?
1) Theological Orations 2) Letters
GNZ Contributions?
1) a.k.a Theologian (one who discourses on God or defends divinity of logos 2) You don’t know even know your own generation…It is a great thing for you to learn that He was begotten 3) God monarchy
How did three eastern Fathers restore peace of Church (GN, Basil, GNZ)?
1) restored See in Caesarea 2) Tax exemption Church 3) Resis Aryan policies