Aerius of Sebaste (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Aerius of Pontus was a 4th century presbyter of Sebaste in Pontus. He taught doctrines that were in opposition to the Roman Catholic Church's beliefs. His views are known from St Epiphanius's Panarion in which he was accused of being an Arian. For a short period, he had many followers in Sebaste. He failed to make his teachings widely popular and his sect died out soon after his death. Some sources, including The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, feel that Aerius received more attention than he was due from scholars such as St Robert Bellarmine and 17th century Anglican writers, "seeing how his sect died out soon after his death." His movement is considered important by some Protestants as indicating a tendency to some of their views even at an early period in the Church's history.