¶ … Christian Church: Doctrine and Politics
The doctrine and politics of the early Christian Church were intrinsically related to one another, particularly during the fourth and fifth centuries. During this crucial time period in which the Holy Roman Empire (which had officially adopted the religion of Christianity) (Shelley, 2008, 1st page chptr 9) was attempting to expand, some of the fundamental principles regarding the nature of this religion and of Christology were widely debated and eventually solidified. There were political issues contributing to the initial debates regarding Christian doctrines, which in turn produced even greater political consequences regarding the solidarity of the Church. A look at several crucial ideas and events in the early Church reveals that Christian doctrine was greatly influenced by political motives and agendas.
The doctrine of Christianity became intertwined with politics once it became the official religion of the Roman Empire, which was largely focused on expansion and conquering. Part of the reason that it was so necessary to formulate an orthodox doctrine of Christianity was so that the religion could continue to expand globally (Shelley, 2008, p. 96) in much the same way that its chief propagators, the Roman Empire (both in the West and in the East) hoped to do so politically. The principle point that had to be decided then, was the nature of Christ himself. The divinity of Christ was roundly discussed at the Nicaean Council in the fourth century, in which Arius argued that Jesus could not have been divine and Athanasius argued that he was. The latter's viewpoint eventually triumphed...
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