Nicaea and Beyond
Implications for Contemporary Christianity
Seventeen centuries after the Council of Nicaea, its theological and ecclesial legacy continues to offer profound guidance for Christianity and the world. Nicaea and Beyond brings together leading scholars from diverse disciplines and traditions to explore how the council’s insights into Christology, ecclesiology, and doctrinal discernment remain vital in addressing the challenges of our time.
At its core, Nicaea demonstrates that unity does not require uniformity; it shows how diverse voices and perspectives can coexist within a shared commitment to the truth of Christ. The contributors examine how the Nicene vision fosters dialogue, guides ethical reflection, and cultivates a faith capable of speaking meaningfully to people across cultures, contexts, and generations. As Pope Leo XIV reminds us, this inquiry calls us “to ask ourselves who Jesus Christ is in the lives of men and women today, and who He is for each of us personally.”
Structured across historical, theological, and contemporary perspectives, this volume emphasizes Nicaea not merely as a defining historical event, but as a living tradition – a resource for engaging pluralism, fostering communal discernment, and renewing Christian witness in the twenty-first century.
Other Titles in this Series
Heurs et malheurs de la “collégialité”
Pontificats et Synodes face à la réception de Vatican II
Volume 69
The Gospel Preached by the Deaf
Proceedings of a Conference on Deaf Liberation Theology held at the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), May 19, 2003
Volume 52
From Here and There
Speaking about Religion with Adolescents with a Migration Experience to Europe
Volume 86
Religion under Siege II
'Protestant, Orthodox and Muslim Communities in Occupied Europe (1939-1950)'
Volume 56
Marriage – Divorce – Remarriage. Mariage – Divorce – Remariage
Challenges and Perspectives for Christians. Defis et perspectives chretiennes
Volume 58
Theologie als geloofsvertolking
Historische en theologische reflecties over het proefschrift van Piet Schoonenberg
Volume 73
Volk Gottes in Afrika
Die Rolle der Laien in der pastoralen Erneuerung von Kardinal Malula, Kinshasa
Volume 60
Evaluating Liturgical Reform
Four Criteria Derived from a Theological Concept of Tradition
Volume 84
Faith and Culture
The Construction of a Christian Identity in Interaction with the Other World Religions in Education
Volume 54
Syncretisme / Syncretism
Echec ou promesse d'inculturation? / Failure or Opportunity for Inculturation?
Volume 75
Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding. Religions, violence et construction de la paix
Realities, Perspectives, and Prospects. Contextes, regards et perspectives
Volume 80
Patristic Sources and Catholic Social Teaching
a Forgotten Dimension: A Textual, Historical, and Rhetorical Analysis of Patristic Source Citations in the Church's Social Documents
Volume 59
One Bread, One Body, One Church
Essays on the Ecclesia of Christ Today in Honor of Bernard P. Prusak
Volume 81
Zwarte indianen en hun symbolen
Het magisch-religieuze systeem van de Garifuna van de Baai van Tela, Honduras
Volume 45