Christian History Magazine #158 - Debating Jesus's Divinity: Revisiting the Council of Nicaea on its 1700th anniversary
In recognition of the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025, Christian History revisits the complex story behind this historic event. Discover the discussions, debates, and conflicts that reached a boiling point in the fourth century concerning the all-important question of Jesus’s divinity, as well as the legacy of the Nicene Creed.
- Item number: 4932
- Media type: Magazine
- Length: 48 pgs.
- Region: All
- Production Year: 2026
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Description
In 2025, Christians around the world celebrated the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. This historic council of the early church (a story which Christian History first told in issue #85) dealt with a conundrum that the modern church sees as a settled matter– Jesus is God, but how? What does it mean when the Bible says he is begotten? Are there degrees of divinity? How is Jesus both God and man?
In this refreshed issue of CH, discover the discussions and debates that reached a boiling point in the fourth century between church leaders concerning this all-important question of Jesus’s divinity. Meet the major players at the council and discover how their involvement led to the creation of the Nicene Creed.
You’ll also see how the Nicene Creed wasn’t exactly the “be all, end all” of church doctrine at the time, and how more councils, creeds, and conflicts followed in the decades afterward. But from this chaos emerged the clarifying work of pro-Nicene church fathers who led the church to a strongly trinitarian consensus, giving us the legacy we treasure today. Join Christian History as we remember this historic anniversary of the church in our latest issue!