On the Incarnation
Athanasius explains why the divine Word became human, died, and rose again: to overcome corruption and death, renew God’s image in humanity, reveal the Father, and restore creation to life.
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The Word made flesh in theology, poetry, and the life of the Church
Early Christian witnesses to the mystery of the Incarnation: why the eternal Word became human, how the Church confesses the unity of Christ, and how Christ's birth is proclaimed in the worship and poetry of the Fathers.
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Open in Library filters →Athanasius explains why the divine Word became human, died, and rose again: to overcome corruption and death, renew God’s image in humanity, reveal the Father, and restore creation to life.
Twenty-eight Syriac teaching hymns in which St Ephrem celebrates Christ's Nativity through Scripture, paradox, prayer, and praise, joining clear confession of the Incarnation to the worship and spiritual formation of the Church.
In this mature theological dialogue, St Cyril of Alexandria defends the Church’s confession that Jesus Christ is one Lord and Son, truly God and truly man, whose divine and human realities are united without division or confusion.