Tabletalk Magazine, August 2004: A Defining Era: The History of the Church in the Fourth Century (Biblia.com)

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The August 2004 issue of Tabletalk examines the history of the church in the fourth century. Contributors include R. C. Sproul, John D. Hannah, Richard Gamble, George Grant, Ken Jones, Gene Edward Veith, and R. C. Sproul Jr.

When, in the fourth century, a certain presbyter sought to explain the relationship of the Father to the Son by denying their absolute equality, the stage was prepared for a resolution. Arius (ca. 250–336) of Alexandria clashed with his bishop. He was condemned at a local council in 321, but his view divided the bishops and threatened the harmony of Constantine’s world. Accordingly, Constantine called the first ecumenical, or worldwide, council of the bishops of the church at Nicaea (a summer home

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