"On the Incarnation" by St. Athanasius

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Submitted by dmlq48 on Tue, 2008-02-26 11:19.

"On the Incarnation" by St. Athanasius has been called the "Mere Christianity" (in reference to C.S. Lewis) of the ancient world. C.S. Lewis wrote an introduction for one edition of the book (1944) and praised it over all contemporary books and stated that he was "reading a masterpiece." It's straightforward and easy to read. St. Athanasius presents the whole of Christian theology, from the creation to the cross. The book answers a lot of questions I think Christians struggle with, such as: why did Christ have to die on the cross - if Christ was God, couldn't He have chosen another way? In many ways it is also the foundation for theology in the ancient Church, and it is still a staple in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Link to the CCEL copy (English) of On the Incarnation

Link to a copy of the original Greek De incarnatione verbi