Teologická reflexe (Theological Reflection) is a peer-reviewed journal for theology that has been published continuously since 1995 (archive of the issues from 1995–2023). It publishes the results of original research in the fields of biblical studies, systematic, historical, practical and ecumenical theology, theological ethics and church history, as well as philosophy, religious studies, social work and other disciplines where they have an overlap with theology.
The journal focuses on the reflection and interpretation of biblical and Christian tradition, the experience of Christian faith, the processes of its communication and faith-motivated action in present and past social contexts. In addition to original research studies, it also publishes scholarly review articles and book reviews.
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TEOLOGICKÁ REFLEXE, Vol 32 No 1 (2026), 19–33
Article„… marnotratným životem rozházel svou substanci“: Příběh trojiční terminologie od nicejského koncilu po Augustina
[Abstract: “… He Squandered His Substance with Loose Living” (Luke 15:13): The Story of Trinitarian Terminology from the Council of Nicaea to Augustine]
Lenka Karfíková
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/27880796.2026.9
published online: 02. 06. 2026
abstract
The article examines the terms οὐσία and ὑπόστασις, used in the creed formulated at the Council of Nicaea in 325, and their subsequent fate in the history of Christian doctrine on the Trinity. The formulation that finally became established in the Christian East after all the bloody disputes thanks to Cappadocian theology: μία οὐσία, τρεῖς ὑποστάσεις, was also quite difficult to accept in the West. Jerome would have preferred to speak of a single “hypostasis” or “substance” and three “subsistent persons”. Marius Victorinus used esse or “substance” that “subsists” as trifold. Augustine spoke of a single “essence” and “the three” for whom he actually has no suitable designation and only with great hesitation finally accepts the term “persons”.
keywords: Hypostasis; ousia; Trinity; Council of Nicaea 325; early Christian doctrines
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