On the Incarnation

I was pleased to find On the Incarnation remarkably fresh and engaging, still fierce and still passionate too. Such is rarely the case with works of theology, particularly when orthodoxy has robbed them even of the novelty of heresy, for dry-as-dust disquisitions on settled questions often summon ou......more

This short book has had a long life. Written in the 4th century, it continues to speak wisdom and hope and life to the church of every age, including our own. This is my fourth or fifth time reading it. And won’t be my last. It is largely due to Athanasius that the church was rescued from the variou......more

Just checking, and yup - St Athanasius is still my FAVOURITE Church Father. -- (Review originally posted on Vintage Novels) Sometime in the 290s was born a child whose stature in the annals of history would far outstrip his physical stature. In his day, he was known as The Black Dwarf, and to the heret......more

This was not what I expected for an Advent read, but it was a wonderful one nonetheless. The Incarnation changes everything about how we approach life, learning, thought, practice: For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gent......more

2021: A favorite -again. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. From the introduction by C.S. Lewis to the appendix, this book is a jewel.......more