title: A Rebuttal to Heresy: Analyzing the Efficacy of Constantine and the Council of Nicaea's Response to Arianism
abstract: In May 325 AD, Roman Emperor Constantine assembled the First Council of Nicaea to address a rising heresy called Arianism. The council blazed a new trail in that it was the first council convened with the intention of representing all churches in the Roman empire. This article analyzes the impact that the Council of Nicaea had on the Christian Church, specifically regarding the doctrine of Arianism. Ultimately, this article concludes that the council's effort in extinguishing Arianism produced a
journal: Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History