Monday, August 8, 2011
Did you know that the First Council of Nicaea,325 was designed mainly to oust Arius from the eenical circle
Thanks for a very well informed question. I think it's pretty evident that the divinity of Jesus, amongst many other things, are simply constructs of political and social convenience. The early church needed to wrest power from the other major religions at the time, and Constantine needed a unifier to keep Rome intact. What they came up with between them was perfect: usurping older beliefs and traditions, they roped in the common people, gave them a whole new hero story around which to rally, gave them an enemy (pagans and heretics). It was beautiful politics.
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