Delphi Collected Works of Athanasius of Alexandria (Illustrated)

Book excerpt: Saint Athanasius was a fourth century theologian and ecclesiastical statesman, who was the chief defender of Christian orthodoxy in the battle against Arianism — the heresy that the Son of God was a creature of like, but not of the same, substance as God the Father. He upheld that the Son of God, the eternal Word through whom God made the world, entered the world in human form to lead men back to the harmony from which they had fallen away. Later Church fathers in both the West and East highly regarded Athanasius’ writings, revering their devotion to the Word-become-man, pastoral concern and interest in monasticism. Today, Athanasius is considered one of the four great Eastern Doctors of the Catholic Church. This eBook presents Athanasius’ collected works, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Athanasius’ life and works * Features the collected works of Athanasius in English translation * All the major works * A selection of works in the original Greek * Provides the translations from the ‘Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers’, Second Series, Vol. 4, 1892 edition * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables * Provides a special dual English and Greek text of ‘Life of Saint Anthony’, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph — ideal for classical Greek students * Features five bonus biographies, including the seminal life by Gregory of Nazianzus — discover Athanasius’ ancient world CONTENTS: The Translations Introduction to Athanasius (1911) by Gustav Krüger Against the Heathen On the Incarnation of the Word Deposition of Arius Statement of Faith On Luke 10:22 and Matthew 11:27 Circular Letter Defence against the Arians Defence of the Nicene Definition Defence of Dionysius Life of Saint Anthony Circular to Bishops of Egypt and Libya Apology to the Constantine Defence of His Flight History of the Arians Four Discourses against the Arians On the Councils of Ariminum and Seleucia Synodal Letter to the People of Antioch Synodal Letter to the Bishops of Africa Historia Acephala Letters The Greek Texts Selection of Greek Texts The Dual Text Life of Saint Anthony The Biographies On the Great Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria (380) by Gregory of Nazianzus Life of Saint Athanasius (1885) by Archibald Robertson Saint Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria (1911) by William Bright Saint Athanasius (1913) by Cornelius Clifford Saint Athanasius, the Father of Orthodoxy (1918) by F. A. Forbes