{"product_id":"council-of-nicaea-paperback","title":"Council of Nicaea - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAngelo Butler Msp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCouncil of Nicaea: Early Church Fathers and the Early Church\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fate of Christianity hung in the balance in 325 AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Emperor Constantine summoned 318 bishops from across the Roman Empire to the lakeside city of Nicaea, few realized they were witnessing the most crucial theological battle in Christian history. The very nature of Christ - and the eternal destiny of countless souls - was at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the untold story of how your faith was saved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the heroes who defended Christian truth when it faced its gravest threat: Saint Athanasius, the brilliant young deacon whose theological genius exposed Arianism's deadly flaws; Constantine the Great, the pagan emperor transformed into Christianity's champion; Hosius of Córdoba, the scarred confessor who guided an empire toward orthodox truth; and the desert fathers whose mystical experience confirmed what scholars debated in the academies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperience the drama that gave birth to the Nicene Creed you recite every Sunday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the sophisticated heresy of Arius (256-336 AD) that reduced Christ to a mere creature, to the underground resistance of Egyptian monks, to the imperial exile of bishops who refused to compromise - this gripping account reveals how the Church Militant achieved her most decisive victory against the forces of theological darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the scholarly authority of renowned Catholic historians, this meticulously researched work draws from primary sources spanning 300-450 AD, patristic testimonies, and the documented proceedings of the first ecumenical council. Every page pulsates with the urgency of men who knew that eternal truth itself was under assault.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy every Catholic needs this book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the historical foundations of the Trinity doctrine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how your Sunday Creed was forged in theological warfare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWitness the heroic sanctity of bishops who chose exile over compromise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee how Providence works through human courage to preserve divine truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain unshakeable confidence in the Catholic faith's apostolic origins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blood of martyrs preserved this faith. The courage of confessors defended it. The wisdom of saints proclaimed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not merely history - this is the story of how the truths you hold most sacred survived Christianity's darkest hour and emerged triumphant. The same faith that sustained Athanasius through five exiles, that inspired Anthony the Great to abandon his desert solitude, that moved Constantine to risk his empire for Christ, now calls you to understand and defend these precious truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour faith has a story. This is where it truly begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48271761965277,"sku":"9798233809286","price":31.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/exY2UJICjk9798233809286.webp?v=1785253122","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/council-of-nicaea-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}