Glossary
The fixed trinitarian creed Jiang treats as the official answer a Catholic should give when asked what he believes about God.
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Nicene Creed
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...one, okay? That is what you must say. It's called the Nicene Creed, do you understand? To diverge from the Nicene Creed is heresy,..."
Key Notes
Glossary
The creed that formalizes the coequal unity of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit; Jiang treats it as enforced orthodoxy.
definition
Jiang says the Catholic Church's official definition of God in this period is trinitarian, and that definition is carried by the Nicene Creed.
normative
He argues that to diverge from the Nicene Creed, adjust it, or question it is heresy because the believer is supposed to recite the formula rather than reinterpret it.
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When Peter asks what Dante believes, Jiang says the expected orthodox move would be to recite the Nicene Creed, but Dante does not do that.
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diagnosis
Jiang says the Nicene Creed functioned as a coercive enforcement mechanism for the Church's trinitarian doctrine.
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diagnosis
The Nicene Creed standardizes the Holy Trinity, but Jiang treats it as an inconsistent formula that must be memorized because questioning it risks heresy.
model
The Nicene Creed triumphed because Constantinople saw Catholic Church legitimacy as a source of imperial power and enforced doctrine through military expeditions.
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"...one, okay? That is what you must say. It's called the Nicene Creed, do you understand? To diverge from the Nicene Creed is heresy,..."
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"Okay, okay, okay. Let's read the Nicene Creed, okay? This is like, this is what all Catholics must believe. Not one word can be..."
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"I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, making all things perfect. Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I..."
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"the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son..."
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"In fact, they created something called the Nicene Creed to enforce this on every sin. So the Catholic Church is a venue where every..."
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"...a Christian, you still recite it. All right? It's called the Nicene Creed. So, can you read it, Allen?"
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"We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord..."
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"...they are co -equal, all right? If you actually study this Nicene Creed, you'll find all of this. You'll find a lot of inconsistencies,..."
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"But once they're being settled through Europe, the conflict between these noble families in Rome then become a conflict amongst these different groups, okay?..."
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"...others. And this is what leads to the idea of the Nicene Creed. Remember, the Nicene Creed is the idea of the Holy Trinity."
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"And, at this time, when the Nicene Creed is first formulated, most people, most churches, do not buy into the Nicene Creed. They do..."
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"...power to move me any longer. As such with the laira creed when I was freed, but if a lady comes and'. from heaven..."
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