Patrista
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Church Fathers
Defense of the Nicene Definition (De Decretis)
Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 296–373)
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Chapters (7)
Chapter I — Introduction. The complaint of the Arians against the
Chapter II — Conduct of the Arians towards the Nicene Council. Ignorant
Chapter III — Two senses of the word Son, 1. adoptive; 2. essential;
Chapter IV — Proof of the Catholic Sense of the Word Son. Power, Word
Chapter V — Defence of the Council's Phrases, "from the essence," And
Chapter VI — Authorities in Support of the Council. Theognostus;
Chapter VII — On the Arian Symbol "Unoriginate." This term afterwards