Neonicaeanism” (also “neo-Nicaean/neo-Nicene” and “pro-Nicaean/pro-Nicene” theology) is the name given to a theological/Trinitarian stance (Trinity) ascribed to the Cappadocian fathers as a consequence of 19th-century historico-theological discussions concerning the relationship of their Trinitarian teaching to the so-called “original” Nicene theology, identified by some acclaimed scholars with the Trinitarian teachings of Athanasius of Alexandria. Defined initially th…