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Athanasius of Alexandria - Bishop, Theologian, Ascetic, Father (Hardcover)
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Athanasius of Alexandria - Bishop, Theologian, Ascetic, Father (Hardcover)
Series: Christian Theology in Context
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Athanasius of Alexandria (c.295-373) is one of the greatest and
most controversial figures of early Christian history. His life
spanned the period of fundamental change for the Roman Empire and
the Christian Church that followed the conversion of Constantine
the Great, the first Christian Roman emperor. A bishop and
theologian, an ascetic and a pastoral father, Athanasius played a
central role in shaping Christianity in these crucial formative
years. As bishop of Alexandria (328-73) he fought to unite the
divided Egyptian Church and inspired admiration and opposition
alike from fellow bishops and the emperor Constantine and his
successors. Athanasius attended the first ecumenical Council of
Nicaea summoned by Constantine in 325 and as a theologian would be
remembered as the defender of the original Nicene Creed against the
'Arian' heresy. He was also a champion of the ascetic movement that
transformed Christianity, a patron of monks and virgins and the
author of numerous ascetic works including the famous Life of
Antony. All these elements played their part in Athanasius'
vocation as a pastoral father, responsible for the physical and
spiritual wellbeing of his congregations. This book offers the
first study in English to draw together these diverse yet
inseparable roles that defined Athanasius' life and the influence
that he exerted on subsequent Christian tradition. The presentation
is accessible to both specialists and non-specialists and is
illuminated throughout by extensive quotation from Athanasius' many
writings, for it is through his own words that we may best approach
this remarkable man.
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