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English
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Rereading the Council of Nicaea and Its Creed
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Standing apart :
Mormon historical consciousness and the concept of apostasy -
Oxford, New York
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Oxford University Press
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196-217
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The Council of Nicaea, convoked in a.d. 325 under the patronage of Constantine I and long recognized as the first ecumenical council of the ancient church, typically evokes strong feelings of antipathy from most Latter-day Saints...While Latter-day Saint denunciations of this council range over various issues, from accusations of priestcraft, to philosophical speculation run amok, to ecclesiastical and political grandstanding at the expense of doctrinal purity, there has never been a detailed assessment of this council from an LDS perspective that has substantively engaged with the council or its creed. Since the Council of Nicaea has been represented as a defining event in the history of ancient Christianity and in the LDS Great Apostasy narrative, this study aims to elucidate this council with reference to LDS theology and Christology. [From the article]