Athanasius

by Anatolios,Khaled

• ISBN13: 9780415202022
• ISBN10: 0415202027
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book presents the fundamental elements of Athanasius' response to thecentral questions of the identity of Jesus and the nature of his relationship with God.Providing a useful introduction on his life and work, the book focuses on the tumultuous doctrinal controversies of the day in which he was a central figure.Key selections from his writings, newly translated, have all been chosen with a view to presenting the rationale for Athanasius' fundamental theological positions: the divinity and humanity of Christ, human redemption, the divinity and work of the Holy Spirit, the logic of Christian worship, and the scriptural basis for the doctrinal formulations of the Council of Nicaea.Students of history and classical studies, and even students of religious studies will find this an essential part of their course reading.

Author Biography

Khaled Anatolios is Associate Professor of Historical Theology at Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, MA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Introduction	1	(86)
Life and times	1	(38)
The theological vision of Athanasius	39	(48)
Selections from Orations against the Arians	87	(89)
Introduction	87	(1)
Selection 1: Arianism must be distinguished from authentic Christianity (Or. Ar. 1:1)	88	(1)
Selection 2: Against the doctrine that the word is changeable by nature (Or. Ar. 1:35--51)	89	(21)
Selection 3: Exegesis of Prov. 8:22 (Or. Ar. 2:2, 2:3, 2:18--82)	110	(66)
On the Council of Nicaea (De Decretis)	176	(36)
Introduction	176	(2)
Text	178	(34)
Letters to Serapion on the Holy Spirit (1:15--33)	212	(22)
Introduction	212	(2)
Text	214	(20)
Letter 40: To Adelphius, Bishop and Confessor, against the Arians	234	(9)
Introduction	234	(2)
Text	236	(7)
Notes	243	(38)
Bibliography	281	(9)
Index	290