Arianism originally was a philosophical thinking that did not consider Jesus Christ and God as one person.
This idea arose in the first centuries of Christianity, stating that there could only be one God and Jesus was only his son. Even though he was considered a being superior to man, Jesus was not a god to the followers of Arianism.
Etymologically, the word Arianism would have emerged from the name Arius, a Christian priest from Alexandria who would have created this new doctrine.
The Aryan thought is considered a heresy for the Catholic Church, the main combatant of this doctrine being Saint Athanasius of Alexandria.
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Currently, some religious doctrines still use Arianism foundations, such as the Witnesses of Jehovah, who do not believe in the Holy Trinity (God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit as one people).
Arianism and Nazism
Arianism or Aryan race was one of the foundations of Nazi thought during World War II.
The concept of the Aryan race, preached by Adof Hitler, said the
Germans descended from the purest lineage of human beings, formed by tall, strong, white and intelligent people.In this context, the word "Aryan" arose from the Sanskrit term arya, which means “noble”.
Currently, the idea of the Aryan race is completely discredited and even considered a crime.
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Arianism and Monophysitism
Arianism, as a religious doctrine, defended the idea that Jesus Christ was not a divine being, but only a child of God.
However, Monophysitism, a Christological thought, argues that Jesus had only one nature: the divine.
According to the doctrine preached by Eutychius in the fifth century, human nature is always absorbed by the divine.
