Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria from 328 to 373 and the great defender of the Nicene faith: Against the Heathen and On the Incarnation, his defenses and apologies, the History of the Arians, the Four Discourses Against the Arians, On the Councils, the Life of Antony, and his Festal and personal letters. Modern English from the Post-Nicene Fathers translation.
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Contents
Apology to the Emperor Constantius
1His Defense Before Constantius2The First Charge: Turning Constans Against Constantius3He Never Saw Constans Alone4His Travels Disprove the Charge5No Time or Place for the Words He Alleges6The Second Charge: Letters to Magnentius7A Charge Past Belief8The Charge Disproved9He Could Not Write to a Man Who Did Not Know Him10His Loyalty to Constantius and His Brother11A Challenge Over the Alleged Letter12Truth, the Defense of Thrones13The Charge Rests on Forgery14The Third Charge: Using a Church Not Yet Dedicated15Lack of Room Was the Cause, and There Was Precedent16Better to Pray Together Than Apart17Better to Pray in a Building Than in the Desert18Prayer Now Does Not Prevent Dedication Later19The Fourth Charge: Disobeying the Emperor’s Order20This Letter Too Is a Forgery21He Never Received a Command22Diogenes and Syrianus Arrive23The Emperor’s Letter Promising Him Safety24Why He Would Not Leave Without an Order25Syrianus Breaks into the Church, Against His Promise26Why He Waited for the Emperor’s Command27News of the Banished Bishops28Pagans Made Bishops for Money29News That He Is Being Hunted30The Emperor’s Letter to the Alexandrians31The Emperor’s Letter to the Princes of Axum32He Defends His Flight33The Arians and the Consecrated Virgins34He Pleads with Constantius35His Closing Appeal