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Number of Pages313 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFatherhood of God from Origen to Athanasius

SubjectChristianity / History, Religious

Publication Year2001

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorPeter Widdicombe

SeriesOxford Theology and Religion Monographs

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Reviews'Widdicombe writes well, in a lucid, pleasant style, and displays a good grasp of the texts studied. His book provides a useful overview of certain aspects of the thought of Athanasius and others.'J. Kevin Coyle, Saint Paul University, Eglise et Theologie / 27, 1996, "[A] very readable work....Widdicombe's thoroughness gives the book a synthetic dimension that some other treatments of Origen and Athanasius lack: the reader has a clear sense of both Origen's and Athansius' theologies of God over-all, and how the specific doctrine of the fatherhood of God figures in each of those theologies....[A] work of first-class scholarship."-- Theological Studies "The author must be thanked for his clarity of style and his determination not to 'wear his learning heavily'....The work is well crafted, accurate and useful at the right level of study."-- Regent's Review "A technical but eminently lucid investigation....This book should be required reading for those who seek to dismiss traditional Christian language about God as Father and Son without first understanding what its classic formulations meant to those who articulated them."-- Religious Studies Review "I would highly recommend this book."-- Pro Ecclesia "Subtly, this is a very good book. It is a good book because of its clear, sure-handed scholarship."-- Church History, 'Peter Widdicombe has produced a clear and well argued study of the use ofGod's Fatherhood as a principle in early theological debate ... this is a usefuland good book which can be thoroughly recommended.'Reviews in Religion and Theology, 'The author must be thanked for his clarity of style and his determinism not to "wear his learning heavily" ... The work is well crafted, accurate and useful at the right level of study.'Theological Book Study, "[A] very readable work....Widdicombe's thoroughness gives the book a synthetic dimension that some other treatments of Origen and Athanasius lack: the reader has a clear sense of both Origen's and Athansius' theologies of God over-all, and how the specific doctrine of the fatherhood of God figures in each of those theologies....[A] work of first-class scholarship."--Theological Studies "The author must be thanked for his clarity of style and his determination not to 'wear his learning heavily'....The work is well crafted, accurate and useful at the right level of study."--Regent's Review "A technical but eminently lucid investigation....This book should be required reading for those who seek to dismiss traditional Christian language about God as Father and Son without first understanding what its classic formulations meant to those who articulated them."--Religious StudiesReview "I would highly recommend this book."--Pro Ecclesia "Subtly, this is a very good book. It is a good book because of its clear, sure-handed scholarship."--Church History, 'thorough and honest interpretation of selected texts of Origen. ... Thisbook is a readable study of a difficult topic. Widdicombe's principalcontribution ... is his careful textual analysis. I found the Scripture index,the index of ancient authors and the general index very helpful. I highlyrecommend this book.'Toronto Journal of Theology, 13/1, 1997, 'It is a pleasure to welcome this book ... It is clearly and unfussily written; the argument is straightforward and the conclusions interesting ... It is to be hoped that this book will provide a much-needed account of certain basic themes in the thought of Origen and Athanasius.'The Heythrop Journal, 'It is a tribute to the excellence of this book ... that the familiarity of the sources on which it is based does not detract from its interest or its value to scholars. Such a thorough investigation of the theologies of Origen and Athanasius and such a clear depiction of the continuitiesdiscernible in the Alexandrian tradition which connects these two theologians has not been available before ... This absorbing and profound monograph will certainly rank as a major and as an attractive contribution to the literature on the formative period of Trinitarian thought.'Journal of ncclesiastical History, 'this is a very good book ... It is a good book because of its clear, sure-handed scholarship.'Church History, December 1996, "[A] very readable work....Widdicombe's thoroughness gives the book a synthetic dimension that some other treatments of Origen and Athanasius lack: the reader has a clear sense of both Origen's and Athansius' theologies of God over-all, and how the specific doctrine of the fatherhood of God figures in each of those theologies....[A] work of first-class scholarship."--Theological Studies "The author must be thanked for his clarity of style and his determination not to 'wear his learning heavily'....The work is well crafted, accurate and useful at the right level of study."--Regent's Review "A technical but eminently lucid investigation....This book should be required reading for those who seek to dismiss traditional Christian language about God as Father and Son without first understanding what its classic formulations meant to those who articulated them."--Religious Studies Review "I would highly recommend this book."--Pro Ecclesia "Subtly, this is a very good book. It is a good book because of its clear, sure-handed scholarship."--Church History, 'The author must be thanked for his clarity of style and his determinismnot to "wear his learning heavily" ... The work is well crafted, accurate anduseful at the right level of study.'Theological Book Study, 'Peter Widdicombe has produced a clear and well argued study of the use of God's Fatherhood as a principle in early theological debate ... this is a useful and good book which can be thoroughly recommended.'Reviews in Religion and Theology, 'valuable study ... His work is based on a painstaking analysis of thetexts, and is lucidly written.'Expository Times, "[A] very readable work....Widdicombe's thoroughness gives the book a synthetic dimension that some other treatments of Origen and Athanasius lack: the reader has a clear sense of both Origen's and Athansius' theologies of God over-all, and how the specific doctrine of the fatherhood of God figures in each of those theologies....[A] work of first-class scholarship."--Theological Studies"The author must be thanked for his clarity of style and his determination not to 'wear his learning heavily'....The work is well crafted, accurate and useful at the right level of study."--Regent's Review"A technical but eminently lucid investigation....This book should be required reading for those who seek to dismiss traditional Christian language about God as Father and Son without first understanding what its classic formulations meant to those who articulated them."--Religious Studies Review"I would highly recommend this book."--Pro Ecclesia"Subtly, this is a very good book. It is a good book because of its clear, sure-handed scholarship."--Church History, 'thorough and honest interpretation of selected texts of Origen. ... This book is a readable study of a difficult topic. Widdicombe's principal contribution ... is his careful textual analysis. I found the Scripture index, the index of ancient authors and the general index very helpful. Ihighly recommend this book.'Toronto Journal of Theology, 13/1, 1997, 'valuable study ... His work is based on a painstaking analysis of the texts, and is lucidly written.'Expository Times'Peter Widdicombe has produced a clear and well argued study of the use of God's Fatherhood as a principle in early theological debate ... this is a useful and good book which can be thoroughly recommended.'Reviews in Religion and Theology'The author must be thanked for his clarity of style and his determinism not to "wear his learning heavily" ... The work is well crafted, accurate and useful at the right level of study.'Theological Book Study'It is a pleasure to welcome this book ... It is clearly and unfussily written; the argument is straightforward and the conclusions interesting ... It is to be hoped that this book will provide a much-needed account of certain basic themes in the thought of Origen and Athanasius.'The Heythrop Journal'It is a tribute to the excellence of this book ... that the familiarity of the sources on which it is based does not detract from its interest or its value to scholars. Such a thorough investigation of the theologies of Origen and Athanasius and such a clear depiction of the continuities discernible in the Alexandrian tradition which connects these two theologians has not been available before ... This absorbing and profound monograph will certainly rankas a major and as an attractive contribution to the literature on the formative period of Trinitarian thought.'Journal of ncclesiastical History'Widdicombe writes well, in a lucid, pleasant style, and displays a good grasp of the texts studied. His book provides a useful overview of certain aspects of the thought of Athanasius and others.'J. Kevin Coyle, Saint Paul University, Église et Théologie / 27, 1996'this is a very good book ... It is a good book because of its clear, sure-handed scholarship.'Church History, December 1996'thorough and honest interpretation of selected texts of Origen. ... This book is a readable study of a difficult topic. Widdicombe's principal contribution ... is his careful textual analysis. I found the Scripture index, the index of ancient authors and the general index very helpful. I highly recommend this book.'Toronto Journal of Theology, 13/1, 1997'This book has many strengths, especially its clear and thorough discussion of philosophical and theological issues in Origen and Athanasius...This book is a fine contribution to the history of ancient theology.'The Journal of Religion, 'It is a tribute to the excellence of this book ... that the familiarityof the sources on which it is based does not detract from its interest or itsvalue to scholars. Such a thorough investigation of the theologies of Origenand Athanasius and such a clear depiction of the continuities discernible in theAlexandrian tradition which connects these two theologians has not beenavailable before ... This absorbing and profound monograph will certainly rankas a major and as an attractive contribution to the literature on the formativeperiod of Trinitarian thought.'Journal of ncclesiastical History, 'It is a pleasure to welcome this book ... It is clearly and unfussilywritten; the argument is straightforward and the conclusions interesting ... Itis to be hoped that this book will provide a much-needed account of certainbasic themes in the thought of Origen and Athanasius.'The Heythrop Journal, 'This book has many strengths, especially its clear and thoroughdiscussion of philosophical and theological issues in Origen andAthanasius...This book is a fine contribution to the history of ancienttheology.'The Journal of Religion, 'valuable study ... His work is based on a painstaking analysis of the texts, and is lucidly written.'Expository Times, 'This book has many strengths, especially its clear and thorough discussion of philosophical and theological issues in Origen and Athanasius...This book is a fine contribution to the history of ancient theology.'The Journal of Religion, 'Widdicombe writes well, in a lucid, pleasant style, and displays a goodgrasp of the texts studied. His book provides a useful overview of certainaspects of the thought of Athanasius and others.'J. Kevin Coyle, Saint Paul University, Eglise et Theologie / 27, 1996

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SynopsisThe fatherhood of God has had a central, if increasingly controversial, place in Christian thinking about God. Yet although Christians referred to God as Father from the earliest days of the faith, it was not until Athanasius in the fourth century that the idea of God as Father became a topic of sustained analysis. Looking at the genesis of Athanasius' understanding of divine fatherhood against the background of Alexandrian tradition, Widdicombe demonstrates how the concept came to occupy such a prominent place in Christian theology., The fatherhood of God has a central, if increasingly controversial, pleace in Christian thinking about God. Yet although Christians referred to God as Father from the earliest days of the faith, it was not until Athanasius in the fourth century that the idea of God as Father became a topic of sustained analysis. Dr Widdicombe shows how this development took place, starting with the great third century writer, Origen, and continuing with Arius and the famous 'Arian controversy' about the divinity of Jesus Christ, and Athanasius. In the context of modern debate, this is an illuminating and important new study, which will help us consider whether it is either desirable or possible to call God Father., The fatherhood of God has a central, if increasingly controversial, place in Christian thinking about God. Yet although Christians referred to God as Father from the earliest days of the faith, it was not until Athanasius in the fourth century that the idea of God as Father became a topic of sustained analysis. Looking at the genesis of Athansius' understanding of divine fatherhood against the background of the Alexandrian tradition, Dr Widdicombe demonstrates how the concept came to occupy such a prominent place in Christian theology. He argues that there is a continuity in the Alexandrian tradition which runs from Origen to Athanasius, and shows how in the detail of their language and in the structure of their arguments, the third and fourth century Alexandrians drew on Origen's portrayal of God as Father. For Origen, the fatherhood of God lay at the heart of the Christian faith: to know God fully and thus to be saved is to know God as Father. For Athanasius, the fatherhood of God was integral to the defence of the divinity of the Son against the Arian challenge: Fatherhood identified God as the loving and fruitful source of all things and as the one who has sought to meet us in his Son Jesus Christ. Arius, however, was an important exception, and for him it was logically possible to refer to God without calling him Father. In the context of modern debates about describing God as Father, this illuminating examination of early Christian thinking will help us to consider whether it is either desirable or possible to call God Father if we are to maintain an intelligible doctrine of God.

LC Classification NumberBT153.F3W53 2000