Athanasius of Alexandria
Eastern Church Fatherc. 296–373 ADPatristic
Who was Athanasius of Alexandria?
Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 296–373 AD) was a patristic theologian. Bishop of Alexandria and chief defender of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism. His treatise On the Incarnation articulated how God became man so that man might become partakers of the divine nature.
What did Athanasius of Alexandria write?
Athanasius of Alexandria's key works include On the Incarnation, Against the Arians and Life of Antony.
- On the Incarnation
- Against the Arians
- Life of Antony