Threefold mystery: Charles Freeman explains why AD 381 was a defining moment in the history of European thought.(HISTORY BEHIND THE HEADLINES)

From: History Today | Date: February 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

The doctrine of the Trinity--that God the Father, Jesus the begotten Son of God, and the Holy Spirit are equal but distinct members of a single Godhead--is an article of faith that lies at the core of Christian belief. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church puts it, it is a mystery hidden by God, inaccessible by reason alone, and only known because God has revealed it. So should historians, as well as theologians, be concerned with it? I believe there are good reasons why we should.

The doctrine of the Trinity certainly mystified the doctors of the Church. Before he embarked ...

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