Sabellianism

Sabellianism: The Modalist Controversy and the Church’s Understanding of the Trinity

The third century witnessed one of the most significant theological controversies in the early Church, a dispute that would fundamentally shape Christian understanding of God’s nature for centuries to come. Sabellianism, also known as Modalism or modalistic monarchianism, emerged as a serious challenge to orthodox Christian teaching about the relationship between the Father, Son, and […]

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Adoptionism

Adoptionism: The Early Church’s Battle for the Divine Sonship of Christ

The second and third centuries of the Christian era witnessed a succession of theological controversies that would shape the doctrinal foundations of the Catholic faith for all subsequent ages. Among these early disputes, Adoptionism stands as one of the most significant challenges to orthodox Christology. This heresy, which asserted that Jesus Christ was born as

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