Aetius of Antioch

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Aetius of Antioch was a 4th-century Christian theologian and radical Arian thinker whose teachings laid the foundations for the Eunomian (Anomoean) movement.

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Aetius of Antioch canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century person
Anomoean theologian
Arian theologian
Christian theologian
Late Antique Christian
associatedWith Antioch
Cappadocia
Cyzicus
birthPlace Antioch
conflictWith pro-Nicene bishops
semi-Arian bishops
doctrineCharacterization extreme or radical Arianism
education familiar with Aristotelian philosophy
trained in dialectic
era 4th century
influenced Anomoean movement
linked to: Anomoean party

Eunomianism
Eunomius of Cyzicus
knownFor controversial anti-Nicene teaching
foundational role in the Eunomian (Anomoean) movement
logical and dialectical method in theology
language Greek
legacy major figure in the Arian controversy
provided doctrinal basis for Eunomian theology
movement Anomoeanism
linked to: Eunomianism

Arianism
Eunomianism
notableIdea assertion that the Son is unlike (anomoios) the Father
denial of the Son’s likeness to the Father
emphasis on divine incomparability
radical Arian theology
use of Aristotelian logic in theology
occupation Christian polemicist
theologian
opposedTo Nicene Creed
homoousian Christology
region Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
religion Christianity
roleInMovement founder of the Anomoean party
intellectual leader of radical Arians
schoolTradition Anomoeanism
Arianism
anti-Nicene theology
student Eunomius of Cyzicus
theologicalPosition the Son does not share the Father’s essence
the Son is a created being

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Eunomianism influencedBy Aetius of Antioch
Apology of Eunomius influencedBy Aetius of Antioch
Eunomius of Cyzicus educatedBy Aetius of Antioch
Eunomius of Cyzicus studentOf Aetius of Antioch