On the Incarnation

The classic patristic statement of why God became man — the theological heart of the Nicene faith.

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Topics

The Trinity
Christ & the Incarnation

The author

Athanasius of AlexandriaThe bishop of Alexandria who defended the full divinity of Christ against Arianism at and after the Council of Nicaea — a chief architect of Trinitarian orthodoxy.