Nicaea’s Legacy Then and Now (with Mark Smith)

About this episode

This episode features a discussion with Dr. Mark Smith about the legacy of Nicaea and its implications in early church councils and Protestantism.

This episode is a conversation with Dr. Mark Smith of the University of Cambridge. We discuss Nicaea’s reception and authority in Ephesus and Chalcedon (1:30), exegetical arguments around the early councils and creeds (9:50), Protestant reception of the creeds (24:48), and more. Read his book, The Idea of Nicaea . We’re now on YouTube! Please subscribe and share: youtube.com/@churchgrammar Church Grammar is presented by the PhD and ThM programs at Gateway Seminary , which seek to blend the best of American and British programs by balancing a broad, robust education through seminars with close, one-on-one mentoring during the writing phase. Producer: Cody Barnhart. Intro music: Purple Dinosaur by  nobigdyl. Brandon D. Smith is Chair of the Hobbs School of Theology & Ministry and Associate Professor of Theology & Early Christianity at Oklahoma Baptist University , a co-founder of the  Center for Baptist Renewal , and  writes things . You can follow him  on Twitter  at @brandon_d_smith. Check out his recent books:  The Trinity in the Book of Revelation   (IVP Academic, 2022), The Biblical Trinity (Lexham, 2023), The Trinity in…

People in this episode

Host: Brandon D. Smith

Guest: Dr Mark Smith

Topics covered

• Nicaea
• early councils
• creeds
• Protestant reception

Keywords

• Ephesus
• Chalcedon
• exegetical arguments

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Idea of Nicaea

Books & works: Nicaea’s Legacy, The Idea of Nicaea, The Trinity in the Book of Revelation, The Biblical Trinity, The Trinity in the Canon, Taught by God, Beholding the Triune God

Places: Ephesus

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