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On the Incarnation View By Athanasius of Alexandria

Title	:	On the Incarnation
Author	:	Athanasius of Alexandria
Format	:	Paperback
Page	:	110 pages
ISBN	:	0881414271

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St Athanasius stood contra mundum for the Trinitarian doctrine whole and undefiled, when it looked as if all the civilized world was slipping back from Christianity into the religion of Arius, into one of those sensible synthetic religions which are so strongly recommended today and which then, as now, included among their devotees many highly cultivated clergymen The glory of St Athanasius is that he did not move with the times it is his reward that he now remains when those times, like all others, have passed away

When I first opened De Incarnatione I soon discovered by a very simple test that I was reading a masterpiece, for only a mastermind could have written so deeply on such a subject with such classical simplicity

C S Lewis, from the Introduction On the Incarnation is part of the POPULAR PATRISTIC SERIES

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Athanasius of Alexandria Greek , Athan sios Alexandr as Arabic b ca 296 298 d 2 May 373 , also referred to as St Athanasius the Great, St Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and primarily in the Coptic Orthodox Church St Athanasius the Apostolic, was the 20th bishop of Alexandria His episcopate lasted 45 years c 8 Athanasius of Alexandria Greek , Athan sios Alexandr as Arabic b ca 296 298 d 2 May 373 , also referred to as St Athanasius the Great, St Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and primarily in the Coptic Orthodox Church St Athanasius the Apostolic, was the 20th bishop of Alexandria His episcopate lasted 45 years c 8 June 328 2 May 373 , of which over 17 were spent in five exiles ordered by four different Roman emperors He is considered to be a renowned Christian theologian, a Church Father, the chief defender of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Egyptian leader of the fourth century.He is remembered for his role in the conflict with Arius and Arianism In 325, at the age of 27, Athanasius had a leading role against the Arians in the First Council of Nicaea At the time, he was a deacon and personal secretary of the 19th Bishop of Alexandria, Alexander Nicaea was convoked by Constantine I in May August 325 to address the Arian position that Jesus of Nazareth is of a distinct substance from the Father.In June 328, at the age of 30, three years after Nic a and upon the repose of Bishop Alexander, he became archbishop of Alexandria He continued to lead the conflict against the Arians for the rest of his life and was engaged in theological and political struggles against the Emperors Constantine the Great and Constantius II and powerful and influential Arian churchmen, led by Eusebius of Nicomedia and others He was known as Athanasius Contra Mundum Within a few years of his departure, St Gregory of Nazianzus called him the Pillar of the Church His writings were well regarded by all Church fathers who followed, in both the West and the East His writings show a rich devotion to the Word become man, great pastoral concern, and profound interest in monasticism.Athanasius is counted as one of the four Great Doctors of the Church in the Roman Catholic Church and in Eastern Orthodoxy, he is labeled the Father of Orthodoxy He is also celebrated by many Protestants, who label him Father of The Canon Athanasius is venerated as a Christian saint, whose feast day is 2 May in Western Christianity, 15 May in the Coptic Orthodox Church, and 18 January in the other Eastern Orthodox Churches He is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church, Oriental and Eastern Orthodox churches, the Lutherans, and the Anglican Communion