Athanasius of Alexandria Bishop, Theologian,

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Preface	p. ix
Abbreviations	p. xiii
Chronology	p. xv
Life and Writings	p. 1
Bishop	p. 19
The Episcopate of Alexandria before Athanasius	p. 20
The Early Years: From Election to Exile (328-35)	p. 25
Between East and West: The First and Second Exiles (335-46)	p. 30
The Glorious Return and the Golden Decade (346-56)	p. 37
Flight to the Desert: The Third Exile (356-62)	p. 43
The Final Years (362-73)	p. 49
Death and Aftermath	p. 53
Theologian	p. 55
Arius, Alexander, and Nicaea: The Origins of the Fourth-Century Theological Controversies	p. 56
The Early Theology of Athanasius: Contra Gentes-De Incarnatione and the Orationes contra Arianos	p. 65
æAthanasian Arianism'	p. 76
The Council of Nicaea and the Holy Spirit	p. 85
Athanasius' Later Writings: Reconciliations and New Controversies	p. 93
Ascetic	p. 105
The Golden Age of Egyptian Asceticism	p. 106
Athanasian Asceticism	p. 111
The Bishop and the Monks: Athanasius and the 'Politics' of Asceticism	p. 120
Father	p. 131
In the Beginning: The First Festal Letter	p. 132
The Pastoral Bishop	p. 135
Pastoral Theology and Salvation	p. 142
Pastoral Asceticism and the Christian Life	p. 146
The Canon of Scripture: Festal Letter XXXIX	p. 152
Death and Legacy	p. 159
Athanasius in the Greek East	p. 161
Athanasius in the Latin West	p. 173
Athanasius in Syriac Tradition	p. 184
Athanasius in Armenian Tradition	p. 185
Athanasius in Coptic Tradition	p. 187
Conclusion	p. 195
Bibliography	p. 199
Index of Athanasian Texts	p. 217
Index of Biblical Citations	p. 221
General Index	p. 222
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