Cappadocian Fathers: Basil, Gregory, and Gregory

The Council of Nicea (AD 325) opposed Arianism, which taught that Christ was not divine. The council formulated the Nicene Creed, which emphasizes that Christ is divine. After the council finished, the Arians and semi-Arians continued to promote their views. Athanasius, we saw last time, opposed them.  The question then arose: What of the Holy Spirit? Is he also a distinct person in the Godhead? Is he God, or is he only like God, or is he only an attribute of God (God’s power, for instance)? If...