subordinationism

This concept could be referred to as "elevated subordinationism."

However, Subordinationism is not a differentiation or distinction between persons in the Trinity.

They were accused of preaching a form of subordinationism, teaching that Christ was a created being and less than the Father.

It was the way they approached this dilemma that caused them insoluble problems and led them into subordinationism.

In other circles, subordinationism is seen as biblical middle ground between extremes of Modalism and Unitarianism.

In particular, he aimed to persuade clergy that the homoion confession was merely a cover for traditional Arian subordinationism.

Subordinationism thrived at the same time as Arianism (fourth century AD), but long survived it.

Athanasius, in particular, categorically rejected subordinationism in all its forms, possibly as a reaction against Arianism.

In the Eastern Church, the debate surrounding subordinationism came to be submerged into the later conflict over the monarche, or single-source of divinity.

Ante-Nicene Subordinationism.

In many Christian theological circles (mostly orthodox), subordinationism is treated as heresy, while "relational subordination" is not.

Perhaps the most elaborate of advocates in favor of Subordinationism was Origen of Alexandria.

Athanasius battled Subordinationism throughout his career as bishop of Alexandria, often labelling it as Arianism.

However, this view is sometimes considered a form of "subordinationism" by Western Christians, whose view is in turn considered close to Modalism.

Moreover, since the term "Subordinationism" is often associated with Arianism, it is always rejected by Orthodox commentators as pejorative and inadequate.

Roman Catholicism is firmly non-Subordinationist, in the Arian or Semi-Arian sense, but does accept a relational subordinationism of Son to the Father.

Lardner made a case against subordinationism of Samuel Clarke in which the eternal Logos unites with a human body in the man Jesus, opposed to the Trinitarian view.

Dr Giles' conflation of ontological and relational subordinationism and his propensity for generalisations such as 'the ante-Nicene Fathers were subordinationists' has been strongly criticised in recent years.

By inserting two phrases into the Nicene Creed without holding council, the Bishop of Rome showed a disdain for both the pre-existing Nicene Creed and its implied Subordinationism.

Photius taught this in light of the teachings from Saints like Irenaeus whose Monarchy of the Father is in contrast to subordinationism, as the Orthodox officially condemned subordinationismin the 2nd council of Constantinople.

Dr John Kleinig (Dean of worship and Head of biblical studies at Australian Lutheran College) promotes a form of subordinationism in his paper, 'The subordination of the exalted Son to the Father'.

Non-trinitarian Christians of Arian persuasion contend that the weight of Scriptural evidence leans more towards Subordinationism, that of the Son's total submission to the Father, and of Paternal supremacy over the Son in every aspect.

As recent as 1977, economic subordinationism has been advanced in evangelical circles by the suggestion of George W. Knight III, in his 1977 book, "The New Testament Teaching on Role Relationship with Men and women."

While ascribing the divine attributes and divinity to each person of the Trinity, thus avoiding subordinationism, the first half of the Athanasian Creed also stresses the unity of the three persons in the one Godhead, thus avoiding a theology of tritheism.

She suggested that the biblical patriarchy movement was guilty of subordinationism, and identified the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, the Federal Vision movement and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary as adherents of biblical patriarchy.