The initial stage of Arian movements and the first Ecumenical Council in Nicae

Anatoly Alekseevich Spassky (1866–1916) - a wonderful Russian historian of the ancient church and theologian, professor of the Imperial Moscow Theological Academy, a student and successor to the department of the famous A.P. Lebedev. In the present volume of his works, named under the title articles “The initial stage of the Arian movements and I Ecumenical Council in Nicaeus. Belief in demons in the ancient Church and the struggle with them ”, included a variety of articles on ancient church history, created in the period 1902–1911, during the years of the highest creative heyday of this large scientist. Written at the highest scientific level, the works of A. A. Spassky at the same time are distinguished by a beautiful literary style, read easily and with pleasure. Compared to the first publication, significant editorial and bibliographic corrections were made. For all those interested in the history of the ancient Church and Orthodox theology.