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Monarchianism opposes the concept of Trinity, the divine unity of God, the Holy Sprit and Jesus Christ. Monarchianism represents an ultimate monotheism. In Monarchianism, only God was the deity. But as Monarchianism did not reject the existence of the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ, it faced the similar problems of definition as the advocates of Trinity did. Monarchianism was represented in two orientations, Sabellianism and Adoptionism. Sabellianism, or Modal Monarchianism as it often is called, defined God to be a single unity appearing in three modes. Adoptionism, or Dynamic Monarchianism as it often is called, also declared God to be a single unity, but explained Jesus Christ to be of divine nature only temporarily, only for as long as his mission lasted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchianism
A Wikipedia article with brief descriptions of two models, Modalism and Adoptionism.
http://www.earlychurch.org.uk/monarch.php
A discussion of the versions of Monarchianism and some of its proponents.
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Monarchianism
An article on the two forms of Monarchianism and the history of each.
http://mb-soft.com/believe/txn/monarchi.htm
A discussion on Monarchians, which were divided into two groups, the Adoptionists, or Dynamic Monarchians, and the Patripassians, or Modalistic Monarchians.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10448a.htm
A Catholic Encyclopedia article discussing the history, theology and different forms of Monarchianism.
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