TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weinandy, Thomas G
AU  - Weinandy,Thomas G
TI  - Athanasius:  A Theological Introduction
SN  - 9780754617204
U1  - E08 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - England
PB  - Ashgate Publishing Limited
N1  - includes index and biblioraphy; Introduction: The Life and Times of Athanasius The Early Years
Life after the Council - 325-346 Life in Alexandria - 346-356 The Third Exile - 356-362 The Final Years - 362-373 Athanasius` Character
Athanasius` Soteriological Theology Part I: Contra Gentes Being Created in the Image of the Word The Nature of Sin and Its Consequences Summary and Theological Comments The Rational and Immortal Soul Creation and Its Relation to the Word The Word`s Relationship to the Father Conclusion: The Salvific Centrality of the Word
 Athanasius` Soteriological Theology Part II: De Incarnatione From Incorruptibility to Corruptibility The Father`s Dilemma
The Incarnation: The Restoration of Incorruptibility The Incarnation: The Restoration of Humankind`s Filial Image Defining the Incarnation Appropriateness of Jesus` Death on the Cross The Christians` Soteriological Testimony to the Resurrection Apologetic Against the Jews and the Greeks Salvation`s Conclusion: Holiness of Life Summary of Contra Gentes and De Incarnatione The Theological States of Play
Athanasius: Defender and Interpreter of Nicea
The Theological Setting Prior to the Arian Crisis
Arius` Conception of God and of the Son
The Nicene Creed
Athanasius` Defence and Interpretation of Nicea
Defending and Interpreting the Homoousion
Preserving the Mystery
Creation: The Fruitfulness of the Father of the Son
AthanasiusiThe Redemptive Life of the Incarnate Son	81
Three Incarnational Truths	81
Defining the Incarnational `Becoming`: What it is not.	83
Defining the Incarnational `Becoming`:
The Communication of Idioms	87
The Incarnation and the Soul of Christ	91
Salvation: Becoming Deified in Christ	96
Conclusion	100
The Trinity and the Holy Spirit	103
Athanasius` Trinitarian Doxology	103
The Trinity and Baptism	105
The Trinity and the Holy Spirit	108
Ten Scriptural and Soteriological Proofs for the Spirit`s	Divinity              114
The Tradition`s Witness to the Spirit`s Divinity	117
Conclusion	118
Being Conformed into the Likeness of Christ	121
The Festal Letters	122
Christ our Passover	122
The Christian Response	123
The Eucharist - Shadows Become Reality	126
The Vocations of Marriage, Celibacy, and Episcopacy	127
Antony, the Perfect Image of Christ	129
Conclusion: Athanasius` Contemporary Significance	133
Scripture and Doctrine	133
The Mystery of Trinity, the Homoousion and Ecumenism,
and the authority of Biblical Language	136
Athanasius: The Incarnation and the Communication of Idioms               138
Athanasius: The Bishop and the Church	139

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