Getting the Incarnation Right: Athanasius on the Deity of Christ

Happy Thanksgiving to our listeners and viewers. As many of you may be traveling or spending extended time with family this week, we are sharing a special episode from our Navigating the Classics series.

This year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed. In anticipation of that historic milestone, we are returning to one of the most influential works in early church history: Athanasius’s On the Incarnation.

In this episode, Dr. John Snyder is joined by Steve Crampton, an attorney and elder at Christ Church New Albany, and his son, Jamie Crampton, a pastor in Nashville, Tennessee. Together, they explore:

  • The theological controversy that led Athanasius to write On the Incarnation

  • How this work helped form the doctrinal backbone of the Nicene Creed

  • Why this book has endured for over 1,600 years as a foundational text

  • The central arguments Athanasius makes about sin, redemption, death, and the purpose of the incarnation

  • Why this work remains vital and deeply relevant for today’s church

Whether or not you have read the book, this conversation will help you understand its historical significance and its enduring theological value for the church.

We pray this episode is a blessing to you and your family this Thanksgiving.

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Show Notes

To read the book and C. S. Lewis' introduction online: http://www.onthewing.org/user/Athanasius

To purchase the book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/673655.On_the_Incarnation

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