A Soteriological Aethiology of the Incarnation of the Logos: The Causes of the Incarnation in the De Incarnatione of Athanasius of Alexandria
In this paper, the author examines the earliest Christian treatise, Athanasius’ De incarnatione, in the light of the subsequent development of theological thought on the incarnation, and more specifically on the causes of the incarnation. The medieval scholastic reflections on the Logos’ incarnation...
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Faculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, EU
2023-12-01
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| description | In this paper, the author examines the earliest Christian treatise, Athanasius’ De incarnatione, in the light of the subsequent development of theological thought on the incarnation, and more specifically on the causes of the incarnation. The medieval scholastic reflections on the Logos’ incarnation as a good in itself, or as the means of the consummation of our salvation, applied to Athanasius’ work, do not represent a methodological shortcoming of anachronism, but rather help better understand the text itself. Indeed, a close analysis of the text shows that through two key passages in Athanasius’ work (On the Incarnation 1.3; 4.2-3) we can trace the two schematic aspects that would later be highlighted and developed by scholastic theology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b30ea666022e44539c8efec5008c89722023-12-23T13:45:24ZdeuFaculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, EUEdinost in Dialog2335-41272385-89072023-12-01782145165doi.org/10.34291/Edinost/78/02/BogatajA Soteriological Aethiology of the Incarnation of the Logos: The Causes of the Incarnation in the De Incarnatione of Athanasius of AlexandriaJan Dominik BogatajIn this paper, the author examines the earliest Christian treatise, Athanasius’ De incarnatione, in the light of the subsequent development of theological thought on the incarnation, and more specifically on the causes of the incarnation. The medieval scholastic reflections on the Logos’ incarnation as a good in itself, or as the means of the consummation of our salvation, applied to Athanasius’ work, do not represent a methodological shortcoming of anachronism, but rather help better understand the text itself. Indeed, a close analysis of the text shows that through two key passages in Athanasius’ work (On the Incarnation 1.3; 4.2-3) we can trace the two schematic aspects that would later be highlighted and developed by scholastic theology.https://www.teof.uni-lj.si/uploads/File/Edinost/78/02/Bogataj.pdfincarnationpatristic theologyscholasticismcur deus homo |
| spellingShingle | Jan Dominik Bogataj A Soteriological Aethiology of the Incarnation of the Logos: The Causes of the Incarnation in the De Incarnatione of Athanasius of Alexandria Edinost in Dialog incarnation patristic theology scholasticism cur deus homo |
| title | A Soteriological Aethiology of the Incarnation of the Logos: The Causes of the Incarnation in the De Incarnatione of Athanasius of Alexandria |
| title_full | A Soteriological Aethiology of the Incarnation of the Logos: The Causes of the Incarnation in the De Incarnatione of Athanasius of Alexandria |
| title_fullStr | A Soteriological Aethiology of the Incarnation of the Logos: The Causes of the Incarnation in the De Incarnatione of Athanasius of Alexandria |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Soteriological Aethiology of the Incarnation of the Logos: The Causes of the Incarnation in the De Incarnatione of Athanasius of Alexandria |
| title_short | A Soteriological Aethiology of the Incarnation of the Logos: The Causes of the Incarnation in the De Incarnatione of Athanasius of Alexandria |
| title_sort | soteriological aethiology of the incarnation of the logos the causes of the incarnation in the de incarnatione of athanasius of alexandria |
| topic | incarnation patristic theology scholasticism cur deus homo |
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