Later Treatises of Saint Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria

Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 297 - 373) and Theodoret of Cyrus (c. 393 AD - c. 466 AD)
Translated by William Bright (1824 - 1901)

The times, for which God raised up Saint Athanasius, have, in many respects, a counterpart in our own. There is, now too, earnest, ever-enlarging, adherence to the faith, in those who hold it. But there is also a wide-spread dislike of definite doctrine, such as found a vent in the different shades of Arianism. They framed eleven Creeds, to satisfy themselves or others, over-against the one faith, put forth at Nicaea and accepted by the whole Church. They swung to and fro, at times approximating nearer to the truth; but their secret maxim, unknown to themselves, was, "anything but the Truth".

But Saint Athanasius speaks more nearly to us, who would defend that faith. Wide as differences now are, the adherence to the maxims and principles of Saint Athanasius may prevent their being wider, or may win many to the whole truth. It is a great step to understand one another. "Saint Athanasius looked through words into meanings." "One of the characteristic points in Saint Athanasius," said Card. Newman 40 years ago, "is his constant attention to the sense of doctrine, or the meaning of writers, in preference to the words used." (Summary by E. B. Pusey in Observations)

Genre(s): Christianity - Other

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The "Tome" to those at Antioch Christopher Foeckler
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Play 02 Epistle to Jovian Eliza
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Play 03 Epistle to the African Bishops M.S.C. Lambert, LC
00:32:27
Play 04 Letter to Epictetus, Bishop of Corinth M.S.C. Lambert, LC
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Play 05 Letter to Adelphius M.S.C. Lambert, LC
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Play 06 Letter to Maximus, philosopher InTheDesert
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Play 07 On the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, against Apollinaris. Book i InTheDesert
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Play 08 On the Salutary appearing of Christ, and against Apollinaris. Book ii InTheDesert
00:40:44
Play 09 On Saint Cyril of Alexandria's Interpretation of his Anathemas and on the Dialogues of Theodoret. InTheDesert
01:00:32
Play 10 Dialogue I "Immutabilis" Larry Wilson
InTheDesert
00:20:31
Play 11 Dialogue II "Inconfusus" Larry Wilson
InTheDesert
00:36:56
Play 12 Dialogue III "Impasibilis" Larry Wilson
InTheDesert
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