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Divine Plenitude and Nicene Trinitarian Theology: Retrieving the Foundation of the Processions

This paper examines the foundational role of divine plenitude in the formation and articulation of Nicene Trinitarian theology. Divine plenitude—the infinite fullness and blessedness of the Father’s essence as the fons divinitatis—grounds the coequality, coeternality, and consubstantiality of the Father, Son, and Spirit while preserving the unity of the divine essence. This study argues that … Read more

The Christocentricity of Divine Media: Nicene Theology in Conversation with Media Ecology

Digital media pervades modern societies and relationships. The anniversary of the Council of Nicaea provides a fitting occasion to examine the enduring significance of early Christian theology for modern discussions of media, representation, and mediated presence. Placing fourth-century theology into conversation with contemporary media theories, including media as cognitive and social infrastructure, will demonstrate that … Read more

Creedal Formulations as Ecclesial Fideism: Protestant Hermeneutics

While Evangelicals reject Roman Catholic ecclesiology—including magisterial authority and depositum fidei—their use of creedal terms like ὁμοούσιος (consubstantial) and hypostatic union risks conflating ecclesial interpretations with the apostolic teaching “once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). Though Scripture’s narrative-doxological witness to Christ’s deity (John 1:1–18; Colossians 1:15–20) resists systematic retrojection, creeds impose metaphysical … Read more

Sursum Corda: The Nicene Creed in Worship and Formation

This paper argues that the Nicene Creed functions not merely as a statement of belief, but as a performative act central to Christian worship and spiritual formation. Often relegated to a secondary liturgical role, the Creed’s original context reveals its “first-order” importance. It is not simply recited but proclaimed, embodying the church’s self-definition before God. … Read more

Luther on Predestination as Preparation for Grace

Luther famously stated that “the best and infallible preparation for grace and the sole disposition toward grace is the eternal … predestination of God” (Disputation against Scholastic Theology, Article 29). This was to combat the Ockhamist doctrine “that God does not deny his grace to the one who does what is in him.” Erasmus updated … Read more

G. K. Chesterton on the Creeds

G. K. Chesterton The Romance of the Creeds For this presentation we wish to reflect on the creeds, using comments from G. K. Chesterton. After briefly introducing Chesterton, and explaining some of the challenges of reading him, we will make general remarks about his commitment to the creeds. Toward the beginning of Orthodoxy: The Romance … Read more