Anomoeanism
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In 4th-century Christianity, the Anomoeans[1] /ˌænəˈmiːənz/, and known also as Heterousians /ˌhɛtərəˈjuːʒənz/, Aetians /eɪˈiːʃənz/, or Eunomians /juːˈnoʊmiənz/, were a sect that held to a form of Arianism, that Jesus Christ was not of the same nature (consubstantial) as God the Father nor was of like nature (homoiousian), as maintained by the semi-Arians.[2]
Overview
[edit]The word anomoean comes from Greek ἀ(
The semi-Arians condemned the Anomoeans in the Council of Seleucia, and the Anomoeans condemned the semi-Arians in their turn in the Councils of Constantinople and Antioch; erasing the word ὅμοιος (omoios) from the formula of Rimini and that of Constantinople and protesting that the Word had not only a different substance but also a will different from that of the Father. From that, they were to be called ἀνόμοιοι (anomoioi).
In the 5th century, the Anomoean presbyter Philostorgius wrote an Anomoean church history.[3]
Notable Anomoeans
[edit]- Aëtius, who founded the Anomoean tradition, later bishop (361–?).[4][5]
- Theodulus, bishop of Chaeretapa (?–c. 363) and Palestine (c. 363–c. 379).[6][7]
- Eunomius, bishop of Cyzicus (360–361) and exiled bishop (361–c. 393).[5][8]
- Paemenius, bishop of Constantinople, (c. 363, at the same time as Eudoxius of Antioch).[9]
- Candidus (Bishop of Lydia), (c. 363–?).[9]
- Arrianus, bishop of Ionia, (c. 363–?).[9]
- Florentius, bishop of Constantinople, (c. 363–?, at the same time as Eudoxius of Antioch).[9]
- Thallus, bishop of Lesbos, (c. 363–?, at the same time as Eudoxius of Antioch).[9]
- Euphronius, bishop of Galatia, the Black Sea and Cappadocia, (c. 363–?).[9]
- Julian, bishop of Cilicia, (c. 363–?).[9]
- Serras, Stephen, and Heliodorus, bishops of Egypt, (c. 363–?).[9]
- Philostorgius, historian.
Notable opponents of Anomoeanism
[edit]- Basil of Caesarea, bishop of Caesarea, and author of Against Eunomius.
- Gregory of Nazianzus, archbishop of Constantinople, prolific writer and orator. The First Theological Oration. A Preliminary Discourse Against the Eunomians.
- Gregory of Nyssa, bishop of the Cappadocian town of Nyssa and brother to Basil of Caesaria. Against Eunomius (12 books) and Answer to Eunomius' Second Book.
See also
[edit]- Archbishop Nectarius of Constantinople
- Homoeans, in contrast to the Anomoeans
- Arianism
- Arian controversy
Notes
[edit]- ^ also spelled "Anomeans"
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica: "Anomoean"
- ^ Philostorgius, Church History.
- ^ Philostorgius, in Photius, Epitome of the Ecclesiastical History of Philostorgius, book 7, chapter 6.
- ^ a b Socrates Scholasticus, Church History, book 2, chapter 35.
- ^ Philostorgius, in Photius, Epitome of the Ecclesiastical History of Philostorgius, book 8, chapter 2 and book 9, chapter 18.
- ^ Socrates Scholasticus, Church History, book 2, chapter 40.
- ^ Philostorgius, in Photius, Epitome of the Ecclesiastical History of Philostorgius, book 5, chapter 3 and book 6, chapters 1–3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Philostorgius, in Photius, Epitome of the Ecclesiastical History of Philostorgius, book 8, chapter 2.
References
[edit]- First edition Encyclopædia Britannica [issued 1768-1771]
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
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