An update on the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Elizabeth Sunshine Koroma. This is based on the legend that St. Nicholas slapped Arius for being a heretic at the Council of Nicaea in AD 325.
How does the medieval view of astronomy influence our contemporary understanding of enchantment?
In the first post in our series for the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, I looked at the Arian controversy and the Council’s conclusion on the deity of Christ. In the second post, I looked at the role of Constantine at the Council. Here, I want to look at...
There are a number of frankly bizarre conspiracy theories about the Council of Nicaea’s decision to affirm the deity of Christ, most of which involve the role of the Emperor Constantine. Constantine's Conversion To understand the controversy about the emperor’s...
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