This month marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. From May to August 325 AD, Christian bishops were convened by the yet-unbaptized emperor Constantine to settle the controversy between Arius and Alexander of Alexandria. They attempted to do so in the creed and anathemas that they propounded:
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Justin Hawkins
Justin R. Hawkins is a postdoctoral researcher in bioethics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his PhD with distinction from Yale University in 2024.
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