In this supplemental episode, we look in more detail into the background of the 1st Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, focusing on the philosophical and theological developments in the city of Alexandria prior to the 4th century, the genesis of Arianism in that city, and the deliberations at the Council of Nicaea, as recorded by St. Athanasios the Great. Length: 16 minutes, 37 seconds

Direct Link: Episode 18a Supplemental - Alexandria, Arius, and Nicaea

In this eighteenth episode, we consider how the debate over Arianism finally ended, once it was clear that there could be no reconciliation between the proposition that Jesus Christ is Eternal God, and the proposition that he is not. Length: 9 minutes, 7 seconds

Direct Link: Episode 18 - Of One Essence With The Father