Before the councils. Before the creeds. There was Macrina. She never wrote a book or held a title, but her faith, intellect, and quiet influence shaped two of the most important theologians in church history: Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa. This episode tells the powerful story of the woman behind the Trinity as we know it and why her fingerprints are still on our faith today.
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