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For The Good Of The Empire: The Basis Of Decisional Thought At The Council Of Niceae, Ian Waterhouse-Terrell Apr 2013

For The Good Of The Empire: The Basis Of Decisional Thought At The Council Of Niceae, Ian Waterhouse-Terrell

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As the Christian Church began to gain power in Late Antiquity the church needed to have an agreed upon set of beliefs. At the Council of Nicaea many of the early church Canons and creeds were created. This Thesis looks at the political reasons for why such decisions were made.