Rebecca Lyman
Biographic Data
| ID | 5017906 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Lyman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca |
| FAMILY NAME | Lyman |
| SIGNATURE | LYMAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Church Divinity School of the Pacific |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Reflections on Nicaea at 1700: A Forum on the Legacy of the Council and the Creed
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The Arian Controversy and the Problem of Image(s)
This chapter reframes the early Arian controversy in the context of the legacy of the Great Persecution and contemporary conflicts on visuality, divinity, and image. Arius’ controversial apophatic theology and his definition of the changeability of the Son reflect traditional anti-idolatry themes. These may be linked to values of lived religion in Alexandria, especially as illustrated by martyrs and ascetics in the uncertain new reign of imperial…
Arius and Arianism: The Origins of the Alexandrian Controversy
The bitter division in Alexandria that led to the Council of Nicaea began as a theological dispute between Alexander, the bishop of Alexandria, and a significant number of his clergy, including a presbyter Arius, and quickly overflowed into a feud among eastern bishops. “Arianism” was assumed by scholars and theologians to be a coherent set of heretical teachings embraced by a succession of followers. Historians have now identified sets of allian…
Heresy
In ancient Christianity heresy meant any belief incongruent with orthodoxy, usually characterized as deliberate and demonic perversions of saving and eternal theological truth. Hairesis in the larger Greek society as well as in Josephus and the New Testament had indicated only a chosen sect or philosophy, but this neutral term was increasingly used by Christian controversialists to inscribe intolerable differences, regulate community and ideologi…
Heresiology
This polemical theological genre was created within ancient Christianity in order to define and promote certain ideas as “right belief” (orthodoxy) and to exclude others as innovative, demonic, and false (heresy). Entwined with its development was the emergence of concepts such as tradition, canon of scripture, and apostolic succession as well as that of negative labels and classifications of the theological errors that were repeated and embellis…
Monarchianism
The term “monarchianism” was applied polemically by Tertullian of Carthage ( Prax . 10.1) against second‐ and third‐century Christians who defended traditional Monotheism by describing Jesus as a temporary mode or operation of God rather than a separate and pre‐existent person.
Athanasius
As the leading defender of Nicene Christianity in an era of unprecedented imperial patronage and theological conflict, Athanasius (ca.293–373 CE ) was a tenacious bishop of Alexandria whose career and writings became symbols of the triumph of Christian orthodoxy over emperors or heretics: Athanasius contra mundum .
Sabellius, Sabellianism
In accordance with the orthodox Christian practice of labeling erroneous theologies by the name of their founder, “Sabellianism” was a heresy associated with Sabellius (ca. 220 CE ), a teacher in third‐century Rome who left no extant writings and whose views were summarized only by his opponents.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Scholar of ancient religious and philosophical texts, the inventor of church history, and an early defender of Arius, Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea (ca. 260–ca. 339 CE ), was once thought to write neither accurate history nor orthodox theology.
Arius and Arians
Although the teachings of Arius of Alexandria sparked a series of theological debates and church councils in the fourth century concerning the nature and redemptive activity of God, scholars share a slim consensus as to the origins and content of his teaching. In 325, for the first time, the adjudication of Christian controversy took the form of a council including the Roman emperor Constantine at the lake-side town of Nicaea. Arius, the theologi…
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Arius and Arians
Although the teachings of Arius of Alexandria sparked a series of theological debates and church councils in the fourth century concerning the nature and redemptive activity of God, scholars share a slim consensus as to the origins and content of his teaching. In 325, for the first time, the adjudication of Christian controversy took the form of a council including the Roman emperor Constantine at the lake-side town of Nicaea. Arius, the theologi…
Monarchianism
The term “monarchianism” was applied polemically by Tertullian of Carthage ( Prax . 10.1) against second‐ and third‐century Christians who defended traditional Monotheism by describing Jesus as a temporary mode or operation of God rather than a separate and pre‐existent person.
Athanasius
As the leading defender of Nicene Christianity in an era of unprecedented imperial patronage and theological conflict, Athanasius (ca.293–373 CE ) was a tenacious bishop of Alexandria whose career and writings became symbols of the triumph of Christian orthodoxy over emperors or heretics: Athanasius contra mundum .
Sabellius, Sabellianism
In accordance with the orthodox Christian practice of labeling erroneous theologies by the name of their founder, “Sabellianism” was a heresy associated with Sabellius (ca. 220 CE ), a teacher in third‐century Rome who left no extant writings and whose views were summarized only by his opponents.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Scholar of ancient religious and philosophical texts, the inventor of church history, and an early defender of Arius, Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea (ca. 260–ca. 339 CE ), was once thought to write neither accurate history nor orthodox theology.
Heresiology
This polemical theological genre was created within ancient Christianity in order to define and promote certain ideas as “right belief” (orthodoxy) and to exclude others as innovative, demonic, and false (heresy). Entwined with its development was the emergence of concepts such as tradition, canon of scripture, and apostolic succession as well as that of negative labels and classifications of the theological errors that were repeated and embellis…
Heresy
In ancient Christianity heresy meant any belief incongruent with orthodoxy, usually characterized as deliberate and demonic perversions of saving and eternal theological truth. Hairesis in the larger Greek society as well as in Josephus and the New Testament had indicated only a chosen sect or philosophy, but this neutral term was increasingly used by Christian controversialists to inscribe intolerable differences, regulate community and ideologi…
Arius and Arianism: The Origins of the Alexandrian Controversy
The bitter division in Alexandria that led to the Council of Nicaea began as a theological dispute between Alexander, the bishop of Alexandria, and a significant number of his clergy, including a presbyter Arius, and quickly overflowed into a feud among eastern bishops. “Arianism” was assumed by scholars and theologians to be a coherent set of heretical teachings embraced by a succession of followers. Historians have now identified sets of allian…
The Arian Controversy and the Problem of Image(s)
This chapter reframes the early Arian controversy in the context of the legacy of the Great Persecution and contemporary conflicts on visuality, divinity, and image. Arius’ controversial apophatic theology and his definition of the changeability of the Son reflect traditional anti-idolatry themes. These may be linked to values of lived religion in Alexandria, especially as illustrated by martyrs and ascetics in the uncertain new reign of imperial…
Reflections on Nicaea at 1700: A Forum on the Legacy of the Council and the Creed
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Philosophy (9 works) · Theology (9 works) · History (8 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (6 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (5 works) · Classics (5 works) · Heresy (4 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (4 works)