Nicaea as Symbol of Faith and Symbol of Tragedy?

This article draws a connection between the victory of Nicaea in 325 and the ongoing tragedy of coloniality for indigenous peoples and their cultures beginning in 1492. It argues that Nicaea has a "tragedy side" that reverberates through Christian history, contributing in its own way to co...

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Main Author: Battin, Steven (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Concilium
Year: 2025, Issue: 1, Pages: 119-128
Further subjects:B COUNCIL of Nicaea (1st : 325)
B FAITH (Christianity)
B Indigenous Peoples
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Summary:This article draws a connection between the victory of Nicaea in 325 and the ongoing tragedy of coloniality for indigenous peoples and their cultures beginning in 1492. It argues that Nicaea has a "tragedy side" that reverberates through Christian history, contributing in its own way to colonial modernity's penchant for refusing dialogue with the indigenous Other and denying to the indigenous Other epistemic and spatial autonomy.
ISSN:0010-5236
Contains:Enthalten in: Concilium