Catholic doctrine about the Incarnation is that God became man when Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit in Mary not at His birth. The white house's phrasing could probably be called Nestorianism, which is a heresy based on disagreements of the nature of Christ. Christology is the scholarly term.
December 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Catholic doctrine about the Incarnation is that God became man when Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit in Mary not at His birth. The white house's phrasing could probably be called Nestorianism, which is a heresy based on disagreements of the nature of Christ. Christology is the scholarly term.
Was at a dinner for the parish im in residence at last night
there was some Catholic trivia.
One question was “Who is the biological father of Jesus?”. Answer: “Holy Spirit”.
I was then invited up to say why the question was Nestorianism.
there was some Catholic trivia.
One question was “Who is the biological father of Jesus?”. Answer: “Holy Spirit”.
I was then invited up to say why the question was Nestorianism.
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Was at a dinner for the parish im in residence at last night
there was some Catholic trivia.
One question was “Who is the biological father of Jesus?”. Answer: “Holy Spirit”.
I was then invited up to say why the question was Nestorianism.
there was some Catholic trivia.
One question was “Who is the biological father of Jesus?”. Answer: “Holy Spirit”.
I was then invited up to say why the question was Nestorianism.
*Ephesus* clearly took pains to attack Nestorianism but *Chalcedon* - the subsequent Council that cleaned up unfinished business to define Christological Orthodoxy - sidestepped the issue somewhat, which has given room for the recent rapprochement between Rome and the Churches of the East.
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
*Ephesus* clearly took pains to attack Nestorianism but *Chalcedon* - the subsequent Council that cleaned up unfinished business to define Christological Orthodoxy - sidestepped the issue somewhat, which has given room for the recent rapprochement between Rome and the Churches of the East.
The perpetual virginity of Mary is a harder pill to swallow for most, I would say. Or overcoming Nestorianism
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The perpetual virginity of Mary is a harder pill to swallow for most, I would say. Or overcoming Nestorianism
at extended family Thanksgiving. half the room is debating the fine theological points of 5th-century Nestorian heresies, simultaneously the other half is speculating on the location of the One Piece
this is not an adult/kids divide. the Zoomers are all-in about Nestorianism
this is not an adult/kids divide. the Zoomers are all-in about Nestorianism
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November 29, 2024 at 1:17 AM
at extended family Thanksgiving. half the room is debating the fine theological points of 5th-century Nestorian heresies, simultaneously the other half is speculating on the location of the One Piece
this is not an adult/kids divide. the Zoomers are all-in about Nestorianism
this is not an adult/kids divide. the Zoomers are all-in about Nestorianism
Nestorianism said Mary could not give birth to something which preceded her (the divine nature). So that symbolism was a way of showing which faction but with some plausible deniability.
It mattered in the 4th-5th century.
It mattered in the 4th-5th century.
December 15, 2023 at 6:25 AM
Nestorianism said Mary could not give birth to something which preceded her (the divine nature). So that symbolism was a way of showing which faction but with some plausible deniability.
It mattered in the 4th-5th century.
It mattered in the 4th-5th century.
It’s Nestorianism, having to do with the nature of the human and the divine in Christ. Catholicism eventually established as orthodox that his humanity and divinity were fused, while Nestorius kind of said that the two natures were separate but simultaneous.
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December 15, 2023 at 6:23 AM
It’s Nestorianism, having to do with the nature of the human and the divine in Christ. Catholicism eventually established as orthodox that his humanity and divinity were fused, while Nestorius kind of said that the two natures were separate but simultaneous.
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❸Ancient peoples mixed copper with other metals to create an alloy. They fashioned this alloy into amulets with designs inspired by Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Manichaeism, Nestorianism, Buddhism, and Scythian culture. Tibetans call these amulets Thokcha. #Art #Tibet #Buddhism #Himalayas #Thokcha
August 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
❸Ancient peoples mixed copper with other metals to create an alloy. They fashioned this alloy into amulets with designs inspired by Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Manichaeism, Nestorianism, Buddhism, and Scythian culture. Tibetans call these amulets Thokcha. #Art #Tibet #Buddhism #Himalayas #Thokcha
Oh man that's Nestorianism that's a whole other bag of worms
May 9, 2023 at 12:43 PM
Oh man that's Nestorianism that's a whole other bag of worms
The feast of 5th century St Hypatius of Bithynia, a monastic opponent of Nestorianism and revival of the Olympics, is celebrated #OnThisDay
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June 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The feast of 5th century St Hypatius of Bithynia, a monastic opponent of Nestorianism and revival of the Olympics, is celebrated #OnThisDay
Certainly, pre-Islamic Syria was also a hotbed of non-orthodox Christianity, so some historical linkage possible though perhaps with monophysitism or nestorianism more than arianism --
March 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Certainly, pre-Islamic Syria was also a hotbed of non-orthodox Christianity, so some historical linkage possible though perhaps with monophysitism or nestorianism more than arianism --
I mean, reading about the Church of the East in the 8th/9th century and Timothy I's far-flung correspondences still continues to blow my mind, and it's not even my corner or time of the medieval world.
In my experience, zero of my students have heard of Nestorianism, and it's always ...
In my experience, zero of my students have heard of Nestorianism, and it's always ...
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August 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I mean, reading about the Church of the East in the 8th/9th century and Timothy I's far-flung correspondences still continues to blow my mind, and it's not even my corner or time of the medieval world.
In my experience, zero of my students have heard of Nestorianism, and it's always ...
In my experience, zero of my students have heard of Nestorianism, and it's always ...
what's with christian theology where adherents to a school of thought are denominated as [noun]ianism, so the word is structured to literally mean something like "belief in the style of [noun]"
eg nestorianism instead of "nestorism" or trinitarianism instead of "trinitism"
eg nestorianism instead of "nestorism" or trinitarianism instead of "trinitism"
July 5, 2023 at 4:49 AM
what's with christian theology where adherents to a school of thought are denominated as [noun]ianism, so the word is structured to literally mean something like "belief in the style of [noun]"
eg nestorianism instead of "nestorism" or trinitarianism instead of "trinitism"
eg nestorianism instead of "nestorism" or trinitarianism instead of "trinitism"
Nestorianism? In memes?
June 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Nestorianism? In memes?
There are significant theological differences between the main branches of Christianity – Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodox Church, Anglicanism, Nontrinitarianism, and Nestorianism.
In fact, many might argue that some denominations are not Christianity at all.
In fact, many might argue that some denominations are not Christianity at all.
June 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
There are significant theological differences between the main branches of Christianity – Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodox Church, Anglicanism, Nontrinitarianism, and Nestorianism.
In fact, many might argue that some denominations are not Christianity at all.
In fact, many might argue that some denominations are not Christianity at all.
Nestorianism
Jesus' divine and mortal natures were separate people and able to work independently of each other.
Jesus' divine and mortal natures were separate people and able to work independently of each other.
September 27, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Nestorianism
Jesus' divine and mortal natures were separate people and able to work independently of each other.
Jesus' divine and mortal natures were separate people and able to work independently of each other.
It certainly puts me in mind of the early Church and identifying and naming ‘alt. Christianities’ (ie heresies, a word difficult to use now in technical seriousness).
Heresies today tend towards amalgams. US evangelicalism is now Nestorianism x Pelegianism x a priority for Paul over the Gospels.
Heresies today tend towards amalgams. US evangelicalism is now Nestorianism x Pelegianism x a priority for Paul over the Gospels.
March 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
It certainly puts me in mind of the early Church and identifying and naming ‘alt. Christianities’ (ie heresies, a word difficult to use now in technical seriousness).
Heresies today tend towards amalgams. US evangelicalism is now Nestorianism x Pelegianism x a priority for Paul over the Gospels.
Heresies today tend towards amalgams. US evangelicalism is now Nestorianism x Pelegianism x a priority for Paul over the Gospels.
#OnThisDay in 430, Theodosius II and Valentinian III called all bishops to the Council of Ephesus for Pentecost 431 to discuss Nestorianism (Mansi IV.1112-1116)
November 19, 2023 at 12:58 PM
#OnThisDay in 430, Theodosius II and Valentinian III called all bishops to the Council of Ephesus for Pentecost 431 to discuss Nestorianism (Mansi IV.1112-1116)
#OTD (Aug 03) in the year 435: Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt. #OTDIH #history 🗃️
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The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople is the archbishop of Constantinople and primus inter pares among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that comprise the Eastern Orthodox Church. The ecumenical patriarch is regarded as the representative and spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide. The term ecumenical in the title is a historical reference to the Ecumene, a Greek designation for the civilised world, i.e. the Roman Empire, and it stems from Canon 28 of the Council of Chalcedon.
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August 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
#OTD (Aug 03) in the year 435: Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt. #OTDIH #history 🗃️
The hypostatic union teaches that the incarnate Christ is one person, not two per each nature. Thus, the person Mary bore was not a second person distinct from the one who was God. No, the one she bore was God. So Chalcedon rightly calls her theotokos. Denial is Nestorianism.
April 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The hypostatic union teaches that the incarnate Christ is one person, not two per each nature. Thus, the person Mary bore was not a second person distinct from the one who was God. No, the one she bore was God. So Chalcedon rightly calls her theotokos. Denial is Nestorianism.
surely "indwelling of the name" is Adoptionism leading directly to Nestorianism? if Jesus was simply one with the name of God, then what died on the cross? did the name die?
March 9, 2024 at 7:55 PM
surely "indwelling of the name" is Adoptionism leading directly to Nestorianism? if Jesus was simply one with the name of God, then what died on the cross? did the name die?
some megachurch is going to invent both Nestorianism and Oriental Orthodoxy. At the same time.
March 10, 2024 at 12:14 AM
some megachurch is going to invent both Nestorianism and Oriental Orthodoxy. At the same time.