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The Church Uncovered
Season 3, Nicaea Uncovered
Season 2 , The Crown Uncovered, Fit For A King
This season of the Podcast will concentrate on what has been learned from the 2023 Coronation. We are interested in what is of value in the rite, and what do contributors consider needs to be held on to? There will be discussion of what not included in 2023, which was integral to the 1953 rite, and what the significance of that might be liturgically and constitutionally. The very particular nature of the rite, as encompassing matters of Church and State under one umbrella, will mean that religious and constitutional questions will be explored in tandem.
Season 1 - The Crown Uncovered
Unravelling the theological significance of the coronation rite with William Gulliford, Anders Bergquist, Marcus Walker, Bob Morris, Mark Scarlata, Matthias Grebe, Theo Hobson, Mitzi James, Emily Kolltveit, Rabbi the Baroness Neuberger, The Revd the Baroness Sherlock. Produced by Revd Em Kolltveit.
The Church Uncovered
2. Nicaea Uncovered - To Call A Council
The decision is made to call a Council to find a doctrinal formulation about the person of Jesus Christ which all might unite around was Constantine’s aim. The Bishops gathered at Nicaea to debate the proposals. The choices were between the the teachings of the popular and enticing Arius and the serious but little known deacon, Athanasius. Amongst those in attendance were St Nicholas of Myra (Father Christmas in popular culture who existed as a reputed Bishop). The debates were serious and lasted over a month in the breezy tranquil imperial resort of Nicaea in the Asian side of the Bosphorus. After intervention from the Emperor himself the Bishops voted for Athanasius’s contention that the Son was “of the same substance” as the Father. The Arian controversy was seemingly ended. However neither Arianism nor Trinitarian discussions were at an end. They were only just beginning.
