[gothic-l] Re: Arianism

[Tore Gannholm]

>unknown)
>  > >
>>  >Hails,
>>  >   Does anyone know, or have any idea, of what Goths may have
>called the
>>  >Arian and Orthodox churches?  Besides "Us" and "Them", I mean.
>Surely the
>>  >Gothic church wasn't called "Arian' in ancient times? Or was it?
>>  >Thank you all for your input,
>>  >Graig
>>
>>  Surely the Gothic church was known as Arian! After all arianism
>derives its
>>  name from Arius... Lets also not forget that in the time of
>Wulfila, there
>>  were three different christian movements (Catholicism, Arianism and
>Audianism)
>>  across the Danube, and that was even before the majority of the
>goths were
>>  christian. From early on even the common Goth must have known that
>there
>>  were many variteties of christianity, and also which of them he was
>converted
>>  to.
>>
>>  /Mikael Bynke
>>
>
>
>I think it is not quite right to speak of a 'Gothic church'. The
>Arian church, which as Mikael rightly said derives its name from the
>Roman bishop Arius, was also a Roman church. I am not sure if the
>contemporaries would have really used the term Arian though. Both
>churches regarded themselves as 'the one and true church' of course.
>The Arian church is also known by the name homophysitic church if I
>remember correctly. In general, the real difference between Arianism
>and Catholoicism is marginal.
>
>Dirk
>


During the 4th century there were big fights between the Arian and
the Ortodox churches (The Catholic line I think came later)

During some time the Arian line was the official Roman line.

The difference was documented in the Church meeting in Nicea 325

Tore
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