Table of Contents and Introduction

Athanasius stood contra mundum ("against the world") in defense of the biblical doctrine of Christ. He opposed Arius when it seemed all the world would follow Arius's heresy. Athanasius's work remains even today one of the definitive statements of orthodox Trinitarianism.

Table of Contents

• Introduction by C. S. Lewis
• Chapter One: Creation and the Fall
• Chapter Two: The Divine Dilemma and Its Solution in the Incarnation
• Chapter Three: The Divine Dilemma and Its Solution in the Incarnation— continued
• Chapter Four: The Death of Christ
• Chapter Five: The Resurrection
• Chapter Six: Refutation of the Jews
• Chapter Seven: Refutation of the Gentiles
• Chapter Eight: Refutation of the Gentiles—continued
• Chapter Nine: Conclusion