Athanasius Contra Mundum (“Against the World”)
The body of the Word, then, being a real human body, in spite of its having been uniquely formed from a virgin, was of itself mortal and, like other bodies, liable to death. But the indwelling of the Word loosed it from this natural liability, so that corruption could not touch it. Thus is happened that two opposite marvels took place at once: the death of all was consummated in the Lord’s body; yet, because the Word was in it, death and corruption were in the same act utterly abolished. ~ Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation
On our drive back today from Weed to Concord, California, we listened to Session 5 of Ligonier’s 2014 West Coast National Conference held on June 6-7 in Seattle, Washngton. The theme of this conference is “Overcoming the World: Being a Christian in a Post-Christian Culture.” Session 5 was taught by Dr. W. Robert Godfrey, President of Westminster Seminary in California. His topic was “Against the World,” the life, work and legacy of Athanasius, the 4th century Bishop of Alexandria in Egypt.
I split the CD into 6 parts for easy listening or downloading (right-click and “Save As…”):
| Part 1 Introduction to Athanasius |
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| Part 2 The Struggle against Arianism |
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| Part 3 Council of Nicea |
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| Part 4 What’s at Stake in the Divinity of Christ |
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| Part 5 Post-Nicean Struggle Against the Lie |
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| Part 6 The Struggle Continues; Egypt as Example |
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