Athanasius (The Early Church Fathers)
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (967 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415202035 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Both will value the well-chosen and extensive extracts Dr Anatalios brings a generally pleasing new style of appreciation to his subject.' - Theology. The expert too might profit from Dr Anatolios' balanced and sympathetic presentation of the theology. Those who know nothing about Anthanasius will find a reliable guide to his life and thought. 'Especially impressive in Anatolios's work is his explanation of the Athanasian perspective on sin as 'de-creation' and of the importance of stability in Athanasian soteriology worthwhile and recommended.' - Reviews in Religion and Theology'A worthwhile addition
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. This book presents the fundamental elements of Athanasius' response to the central questions of the identity of Jesus and the nature of his relationship with God. 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,
. The Coherence of his Thought (Routledge1998). Khaled Anatolios is Associate Professor of Historical Theology, at Weston Jesuit School of Theology, in Cambridge, MA. He is the author of Athanasius
"Athanasius - Nicaean Attack Dog" according to Richard Hill. This book's value for the reader is twofold; first, the new translations done by Anatolios contemporize the language over the publicly available texts of the Nicene Fathers: "Thou then, as a man of learning, in spite of their subterfuges, didst convict them of talking to no purpose; and they in devising them were but acting suitably to their own evil disposition;" compare this to "But you, as a learned and articulate man, convicted them of talking nonsense, despite their pretences. Nevertheless, in the inve. Jeri said When ideas could get you banished. Or killed.. Anatolios' new book on Athanasius is part biography (about 85 pages) and part fine translation of Athanasius' most important works.Athanasius lived at a pivotal moment in Christian history. When he was a child, the last, great persecution against Christians swept across the Roman empire. But within a decade Constantine would alter the status of Christians in the ancient world forever.Athanasius also lived in one of the great intellectual and religious centers of the ancient world, Alexandria. He was apparen. Superb monograph Jacob Broader thesis: “My position is that Athanasius’s theological vision is Irenaean” (Anatolios 4; loc. 126). The distance and (convergence) between God and man: “The theme of the immediate presence of God to creation implies an anthropology that conceives human being in terms of receptivity to this presence of God (23; loc. 477). Further, “to say that creatures are “external” to God means in fact that they participate in God” (107; loc. 2230) This is interesting