Arius the Libyan: A Romance of the Primitive Church

The narrative follows a gifted young Christian thinker raised in rigorous scriptural and classical instruction whose reflections on Christ’s nature draw him into intense doctrinal disputes. Through family teaching, classroom scenes, preaching, and public controversy, his views clash with church leaders and imperial authority, showing how theology, institutional power, and personal conviction interact. The story traces the emergence and spread of a controversial theological position, the councils and trials that oppose it, and the social and spiritual consequences for adherents and opponents alike, while examining themes of authority, conscience, faith formation, and the costs of religious division.