Nicaea didn't resolve the Arian crisis. In fact, it provoked a riot of reactions - endless variations on the Arian theme. Imperial force only made matters worse. For a half-century, conflict raged. The situation seemed hopeless until Theodosius summoned bishops to meet in 381.
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Socrates Scholasticus, Church History (Book V) www.catholicculture.org/cultu...
Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History (Book VII) www.catholicculture.org/cultu...
Theodoret, Ecclesiastical History (Book V) www.catholicculture.org/cultu...
Gregory Nazianzen, “Oration XLII: The Last Farewell in the Presence of the One Hundred and Fifty Bishops” www.catholicculture.org/cultu...
John Henry Newman, Arians of the Fourth Century www.newmanreader.org/works/ar...
Lewis Ayres, Nicaea and Its Legacy: An Approach to Fourth-Century Trinitarian Theology www.amazon.com/Nicaea-Its-Leg...
Mike Aquilina’s website fathersofthechurch.com
Mike Aquilina’s books catholicbooksdirect.com/write...
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