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4.32 Donald Fairbairn, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "Creeds and the Gospel: From the Beginnings to the Council of Nicaea (325)"


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Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Donald Fairbairn on his Christ Over All essay: "Creeds and the Gospel: From the Beginnings to the Council of Nicaea (325)"

Timestamps

  • 00:23 – Intro
  • 03:23 – Misconceptions about Creeds & Confessions
  • 06:15 – Responding to The Restorationist Movement
  • 09:50 – We Are Influenced by Something as We Read Scripture
  • 12:49 – The Authorities of Scripture and Tradition in Systematic Theology
  • 16:24 – Dr. Fairbairn’s Interest in Church History & the Patristics
  • 18:54 – The History Up to 325A.D.
  • 24:09 – The Holy Spirit in the Nicene Creed
  • 28:50 – Denials of Arianism
  • 31:55 – The Political Background to the Creed
  • 38:37 – Eusebius’ Exaggeration of Constantine
  • 41:37 – The Article on the Father
  • 46:12 – Language of the Son being ‘Of’ or ‘From’ the Father
  • 51:43 – The Arian Moral Exemplar View
  • 56:24 – Nicene Cosmology
  • 59:33 – Final Thoughts
  • 1:01:28 - Outro


Resources to Click

  • “Creeds and the Gospel: From the Beginnings to the Council of Nicaea” – Donald Fairbairn
  • 30 Kyle Claunch, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “God the Father: Namesake of all Fatherhood” – Christ Over All
  • Theme of the Month: The Nicene Creed: 1700 Years of Homoousios
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Books to Read

  • The Story of Creeds and Confessions: Tracing the Development of the Christian Faith – Donald Fairbairn and Ryan M. Reeves
  • Letter to Alexander of Alexandria in The Trinitarian Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought) – ed. William G. Rusch
  • Defense of the Nicene Definition – Athanasius
  • The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine - Eusebius
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