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Ad normam Statutorum Facultatis Theologiae Universitatis Navarrensis, perlegimus et adprobavimus Pampilonae, die 1 mensis septembris anni 1992 Dr. Lucas F. MATEO-SECO Dr. Ioseph MORALES Coram Tribunali, die 21 mensis junii anni 1992, hanc dissertationem ad Lauream Candidatus palam defendit Secretarius Facultatis Dr. Ioseph Emmanuel ZUMAQUERO Excerpta e Dissertationibus in Sacra Theologia Voi. XXII n. 3
PREFACE Athanasius of Alexandria is an important transition figure in the Patristic period especially with respect to Christology. His seminal work in defense of Christ's divinity came to form the nucleus for an organized body of doctrine on the mystery of Jesus Christ 1 . The purpose of our investigation is to analyze the concepts of divinization and spiritualization in the nascent theology of Athanasius. Even a cursory scan of the literature reveals that we certainly are not the first ones to delve into the topic. What is of special interest to us is his soteriologic perspective of man's redemption, namely, that Our Lord must be divine because he can divinize us 2 . The status quaestionis on divinization in Athanasius is difficult to summarize because studies on the topic are so varied. Most authors have addressed a broad spectrum of themes in an attempt to analyze important factors in the process. The principal purpose of this work was not to study divinization per se, but rather to create a body of Christological concepts including the essential elements of his theological defense of Christ's divinity. Athanasius has been studied from the point of view of his anthropology , his perception of creation , and the Christian 3 4 ascesis in the famous Vita Antonii . There is an abundant 5 literature on his symbolic and metaphoric expressions , his 6 pneumatology , Christology and ecclesiology . Although this is 7 8 9 only a representative sample of a few noteworthy scientific articles, it does give us an idea of the diversity of subjects Athanasius dealt with and the profound influence he had on theological thought. All of these areas provide interesting and valuable contributions to our understanding of Athanasian theology. However, I believe that a more synthetic vision of his doctrine on divinization and the spiritualization of man by the Holy Spirit is of particular interest. Therefore, I have attempted to analyze several of Athanasius' treatises with the intention of articulating these disparate subjects in a partial synthesis of his
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