Defining God - by Patrick Whitworth (Paperback)

About the Book

A vivid account of the fourth-century controversy surrounding the divine status of Christ and the Holy Spirit: its protagonists, imperial power, theological twists and turns, and the many creeds and councils of this period.

Book Synopsis

A vivid account of the fourth-century controversy surrounding the divine status of Christ and the Holy Spirit. This is the story of that controversy: its protagonists, the involvement of imperial power, its theological twists and turns, and the many creeds and councils of this period, including the Nicene Creed.

Review Quotes

"A bitter struggle took place in the fourth century to maintain that the Son and the Holy Spirit were of the same substance as the Father and equally co-eternal and con-substantial. What the Church might take for granted today involved a century of struggle involving councils, creeds, emperors and church leaders. If you wish to understand both the issues at stake and the cross currents of this controversy, you could not do better than start with this faithful and vivid account of its theology and history, deftly woven together."