Soteriological Coherence in Athanasius's Contra Gentes-De Incarnatione
This article seeks to demonstrate the coherence of Athanasius of Alexandria's soteriology by drawing attention to the interrelationship between his doctrines of sin and redemption. Traditional accounts of Athanasius's doctrine of salvation often present an incomplete picture by, for exampl...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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The Evangelical quarterly
Year: 2016, Volume: 88, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-110 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBE Anthropology NBF Christology NBK Soteriology |
| Further subjects: | B
ATHANASIUS, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, d. 373
B Incarnation B Athanasius B COHERENCE (Philosophy) B Coherence B Sin B Soteriology B SALVATION in Christianity B Sins |
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| Summary: | This article seeks to demonstrate the coherence of Athanasius of Alexandria's soteriology by drawing attention to the interrelationship between his doctrines of sin and redemption. Traditional accounts of Athanasius's doctrine of salvation often present an incomplete picture by, for example, underemphasizing sin and the effects of the Fall or overemphasizing deification. In fact, Athanasius's soteriology is balanced and intelligible insofar as he integrates a robust doctrine of sin with a deep and rich soteriology founded upon the Incarnation. Therefore, this study lends further support to the thesis in contemporary studies that Athanasius is a consistent thinker who integrates various doctrines of the Christian faith into a coherent system. |
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| ISSN: | 2772-5472 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Evangelical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/27725472-08802001 |