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Got the idea from https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ahc-a-universalist-polytheistic-religion.445155/, but what if Arius’s views won? Is this ASB? How different would modern day Christianity be?
Is this ASB?
It's not ASB[*], but the Arians will need several things to change. First, they need a better spokesperson, someone who can keep up with Athanasius. Second, they need a better defense of their theology. The Nicenes were able to characterise Arianism as Anomoeanism (or close enough). This lead to many 'undecideds', 'I-don't-see-the-differences' and semi-Arians to defect to the Nicene side.
[*]Not ASB as long as we assume that the statement 'It seems good to us and to the Holy Spirit....' does not literally apply here.
Who would be a possible better spokesman, as it’slikely a better spokesman would lead to a better defense
Also, what would be the consequences of an Arian victory?
If Arianism/non-trinitarianism were standard in Christianity, then Islam might not appear, or if it still appeared might be considered a denomination of Christianity.Also, what would be the consequences of an Arian victory?
Arianism is not the same as non-Trinitariaism.If Arianism/non-trinitarianism was standard in Christianity,
then Islam might not appear, or if it still appeared might be considered a denomination of Christianity.
Good point. A standardized Arianism would still be quite different from either non-trinitarianism or Islam.Arianism is not the same as non-Trinitariaism.
Most Arians accepted that Jesus was God. They disputed the Nicenes on how he was God. They denounced Anomoeanism and Modalism. They believed in the Holy Spirit as well, but differed with the Nicenes on his relationship to the Father.
Arian Christianity would likely be viewed as polytheism by Muslims, even if we ignore all the butterflies between Arius and Mohammed.
Though, I wonder if the later religious inter-conflicts in the Byzantine Empire, such as the Monophysitism controversy, might be replaced by a conflict between Arianism and Anomeanism.
So it’s not the jehovah witness idea The Lord is second in command?
The Visigoths may get along better with the subroman subjects in Iberia.
Jehovah's Witnesses are not Arians if that is what you mean. The label Arian gets thrown around readily without understanding what Arianism is.
A pity - Dynamic Modalism is coolArianism is not the same as non-Trinitariaism.
Most Arians accepted that Jesus was God. They disputed the Nicenes on how he was God. They denounced Anomoeanism and Modalism.