Orations Against the Arians, Athanasius of Alexandria's fourth century theological work, is the foundational patristic case against Arian Christology from the bishop who led the opposition to it at Nicaea. Its strength is that it is the primary text itself, in the words of the controversy's central orthodox figure. Its limit is that it is a polemic written by an interested party in an ongoing dispute, not a neutral historical account of Arius's own position, which is better read from independent sources.
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Athanasius of Alexandria's fourth century Orations Against the Arians, the top tier reflecting the primary text itself, in the words of the controversy's central orthodox figure who led the opposition to Arian Christology at Nicaea. Its limit is that it is a polemic written by an interested party in an ongoing dispute, not a neutral historical account of Arius's own position, which is better read from independent sources. NotesAthanasius of Alexandria's foundational theological orations refuting Arian doctrine.
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AuthorAthanasius of Alexandria
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