Alogian

/eɪˈloʊdʒən/ noun

Definition

In philosophy, a person who denies or rejects the concept of divine reason or the Logos in Christian theology.

Etymology

From a- (without) + logos (reason, word) + -ian (person). Logos comes from Greek λόγος, meaning word, reason, divine principle. The term describes early Christian heretics who rejected the Logos theology.

Kelly Says

Alogians were early Christian heretics who basically said 'no' to the entire John Gospel because it called Jesus the Logos (divine reason)—they thought it contradicted Hebrew monotheism, making them some of Christianity's first theological rebels.

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