Why the Word of God Became Incarnate: Summary of St. Athanasius’s On The Incarnation9 min read
St. Athanasius composed one of the most important books in Christian literature, On the Incarnation, which provides a discourse on the divinity of Christ and the redemptive purpose of the Incarnation. In explaining why the Word of God became man, St. Athanasius provides five main arguments: (i) The incarnation is the only possible sacrifice to redeem humans from their original sin (ii) The incarnation…