Christomonism is a Christocentric viewpoint within

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that accepts only one divine person,

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, rather than the

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. As a form of

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, belief in Christomonism is not part of mainstream Christianity, which follows the rulings of the ecumenical councils, including the

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and

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, which established

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as part of mainstream Christian belief.

Criticism

Douglas John Hall has related Christomonism to Dorothee Sölle's concept of

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. He states that the over-divinized ("high")

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is demonstrated to be wrong by its "almost unrelieved

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Criticism

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