The Trinitarian Controversy

This volume explores the development of the doctrine of the Trinity in the patristic church as a result of the Arian controversy:

Arius — Letter to Eusebius of Nicomedia

Arius — Letter to Alexander of Alexandria

Alexander of Alexandria — Letter to Alexander of Thessalonica

The Synodal Letter of the Council of Antioch, A.D. 325

The Creed of the Synod of Nicaea (June 19, 325)

The Canons of Nicaea, A.D. 325

Eusebius of Caesarea — Letter to His Church concerning the Synod at Nicaea

Arius — Letter to the Emperor Constantine

Athanasius — Orations against the Arians, Book 1

Gregory of Nazianzus — Third Theological Oration concerning the Son

Gregory of Nyssa — Concerning We Should Think of Saying That There Are Not Three Gods to Ablabius

Augustine of Hippo — On the Trinity, Book 9