Reviews for The Trinitarian Controversy

The average rating for The Trinitarian Controversy based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-11-15 00:00:00 Steve molsfsaff I read this book for my early church history class. It's a collection of original writings by early church figures, primarily arguing over the Arian controversy. Was the Son created by Father and made God, or did he exist as God from the beginning? The result of this controversy was the establishment of the church's formal theology of the Trinity. It's probably not stuff most people will want to read for fun, but some of the material was pretty engaging. I especially liked the writing of Athanasius and Gregory of Nazienzus. It was cool to see how these brilliant 4th century theologians argued their points. Augustine's material was confusing by comparison. It almost didn't seem to fit with the rest of the writings in the book.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-10-21 00:00:00 James Medin It's hard not to enjoy the letters of the Patristic fathers. I give this four stars because it's less of a commentary on the Trinitarian Controversy and more of a presentation on the main issues. If you like reading the church fathers though and want to know more about the argument leading up to Chalcedon, pick it up.