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PBS: The First 500 - Week 8
Rev. Dr. Bob Fuller
Oct 29, 2025
Episode 8:
THE FIRST 500 - The Trinitarian Controversy
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Outline - Episode 8Episode 8 Questions
- Knowing God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: The Struggle to Speak Truthfully about God
- The Biblical Foundations of the Trinity
- The Beginnings of the Controversy (c. 318): Alexander and Arius
- The Crisis Spreads
- The Council of Nicaea (325)
- The Struggle Continues: Mid-Century Conflict
- The Great Cappadocians and the Triumph of Nicene Faith
- The Council of Constantinople (381)
- The Practical and Spiritual Meaning of the Trinity
- What Happened to Arius and Athanasius
- Conclusion: The Real Santa Claus — St. Nicholas of Myra
- Why It Matters
- The Eternal Invitation
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