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Latter Day Saints
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Theology and Cosmology
Latter Day Saints theology is characterized by an open canon of scripture and a nuanced understanding of divinity. Godhead doctrine posits that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three separate, physical beings working in unity. Furthermore, LDS cosmology includes the concept of pre-mortal existence, where [spirits](/entries/spi… -
Monotheism
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In Judaism and Islam, the concept of divine unity is expressed as absolute and non-negotiable. The Islamic concept of Tawhid explicitly forbids any suggestion of multiplicity within the Godhead. Jewish theology similarly prohibits any formulation suggesting partitions within the singular essence of YHWH, the name for God in Judaism Abrahamic Traditions.
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Sabellius Of Cyrene
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Sabellius of Cyrene was a theologian and presbyter active in the early to mid-3rd century CE, associated primarily with the city of Rome, though his origins are claimed to be in Cyrene (modern Shahhat, Libya). His theological system, known posthumously as Sabellianism or Modalism, posited that the Christian Godhead consisted of a singular divine person w…
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Sabellius Of Cyrene
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Reliable biographical data concerning Sabellius of Cyrene are scarce and often filtered through the hostile commentary of his opponents. He is believed to have arrived in Rome during the episcopacy of Pope Zephyrinus (c. 199–217 CE), finding fertile ground for his monistic doctrines among certain segments of the Roman faithful who preferred immediate, dramatic manifestations of the divine over abstract [hypostatic distinctions](/entries/hypostat…
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Sabellius Of Cyrene
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Theological Framework: Modalism and Prosopon
The core of Sabellianism thought is the doctrine of the prosopon (person/mask), arguing that the terms Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not distinct ontological realities but modal distinctions relating to the divine economy. The single ousia (substance) of God adjusts its presentation based on the necessity of the salvific moment [4].
The Rule of Temporal Succession