That Trinity Analogy is Heresy | Nicene Trinitarianism Explained

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Dr. Jacobs delivers a lecture on Nicene Trinitarianism, exploring its metaphysical foundations and contrasting Eastern and Western theological developments.

Contribute to the East West Lecture Series fundraiser: theeastwestseries.com Dr. Jacobs delivers a lecture on Nicene Trinitarianism, examining the metaphysical foundations established by the Cappadocian Fathers at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople. He explains the Greek terms ousia and hypostasis, addresses common analogies and heresies, and clarifies the eternal generation of the Son and procession of the Spirit. Jacobs contrasts the Eastern approach with Western developments in Augustine and medieval scholasticism, particularly regarding divine simplicity, the filioque, and the nature-person distinction. He concludes by discussing how these theological differences continue to shape East-West Christian relations. All the links: Substack: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcast Website: https://www.nathanajacobs.com/ X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QS Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanandrewjacobs Academia: https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/NathanAJacobs

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jacobs

Topics covered

• Nicene Trinitarianism
• metaphysical foundations
• Cappadocian Fathers
• Eastern vs Western theology
• divine simplicity
• theological differences

Keywords

• Trinity
• ousia
• hypostasis
• eternal generation
• filioque
• East-West relations
• theology

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East West Lecture Series

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Organizations: Cappadocian Fathers, Nicaea, Constantinople

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