Some good will have been done if we can convery some of the essential vitality of theology through the [life and theology] of Athanasius (b. c. 297, Patriarch of Alexandria, d. 373). Too many well intentioned persons, not a few of them clergy and ministers, decry theology. 'Leave it to the learned fellows in the... Continue Reading →
Athanasius: On the Incarnation [of Jesus Christ]
“For this purpose, then, the incorporeal and incorruptible and immaterial Word of God comes into our realm, although he was not formerly distant. For no part of creation is left void of him; while abiding with his own Father, he has filled all things in every place. But now he comes, condescending towards us in his... Continue Reading →
What was God to do?
Some exquisiteness from the magnificent 'On the Incarnation' by St. Athanasius (298-373 AD) (Kindle Edition)! My title 'What was God to do?' comes from a repeated question Athanasius asks in this chapter. Chapter III: The Divine Dilemma and its solution in the Incarnation - (continued) (11) "When God the Almighty was making mankind through His... Continue Reading →