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=== General topics ===
* Classical apologetics, ie. Proof in the existence of God (include Apologists like Augustine and Thomas Aquinas)
* Proof in the existence of the Holy Trinity* Proof in the relationship between the two natures of Christ / the Divine Nature of Christ/ Monophysite* the humanity of Christ* the personality of the Holy Spirit
* Proof that the Virgin Mary should be honoured as "Theotokos" or "Panagia"
The method adopted by the Church to resolve the vital differences of opinion concerning the meaning of the Scriptures was the ecumenical or universal councils, usually called and presided over by the Roman emperor. There were seven councils that were representative of the whole Christian Church.
*Nicaea (325)
to settle the Arian dispute
*Constantinople (381)
to assert the personality of the Holy Spirit and the humanity of Christ
*Ephesus (431)
to emphasize the unity of Christ's personality
*Chalcedon (451)
to state the relationship between the two natures of Christ
*Constantinople (553)
to deal with the Monophysite dispute
*Constantinople (680)
to condemn the Monothelites
*Nicaea (787)
to deal with problems raised by the image controversy
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