Athanasius defends Nicene faith
Across multiple exiles, Athanasius insists that the incarnate Son is fully divine and brings humanity into life with God.
Perspective note
Shared subject; this bundled record was originally written with an Orthodox-informed editorial lens.
People
- Athanasius of Alexandria
Primary sources
Athanasius summarizes the incarnation:
Athanasius presents the incarnation as bringing humanity into participation in divine life.
For He was made man that we might be made God.
Passage context and translation
Athanasius explains the Incarnation as the divine Word's healing and elevation of human nature. His language of becoming God concerns created humanity's share in divine life, while the Word remains God by nature.
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by the Word becoming man, the universal Providence has been known, and its Giver and Artificer the very Word of God.
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and He manifested Himself by a body that we might receive the idea of the unseen Father