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Book Overview
Athanasius of Alexandria’s On the Incarnation is a timeless theological masterpiece that explores the mystery of God becoming human and its profound implications for all of life. In Renewal in Christ, Jeremy Treat introduces modern readers to Athanasius’s rich theology, showing how his writings were forged in the fires of controversy and exile yet remain pastoral, poetic, and relevant today. Athanasius masterfully presents the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus as God’s ultimate solution to the corruption of the world, emphasizing the cosmic scope of salvation: the restoration of humanity and renewal of creation. This volume combines On the Incarnation with selections from The Life of Antony and On the Psalms in a way that shows how the gospel brings renewal to all of life. Whether you are encountering Athanasius for the first time or returning to this classic, this book will deepen your understanding of Christ and inspire you to live for his glory.
Athanasius’s On the Incarnation is one of the preeminent classics in Christian history, worthy of continual introduction and reintroduction to the church. I am grateful that this edition will keep Athanasius at the front of people’s minds, with a helpful introduction by Jeremy Treat as an added bonus.
Brandon D. Smith, PhD
Associate Professor of Theology and Early Christianity
Cofounder of the Center for Baptist Renewal
Oklahoma Baptist University
If I had the power to make every Christian, every church, every small group, and every Sunday school class read Athanasius’s On the Incarnation, I would do it. This project gets us a little closer to that goal. I cannot imagine a more important book for our current cultural moment. This book represents the best of innovative theology and theological retrieval. In other words, the church needs to keep saying the same thing in new ways. I’m praying this book gets a wide reading.
J. T. English, PhD
Lead Pastor, Storyline Church
Associate Professor of Christian Theology
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
In our distracted age, we have difficulty seeing how things hold together. We are scattered in thought, word, and deed, and we need to be made whole again. I don’t know that anyone has written more beautifully or truthfully of how God has made us whole in Christ than Athanasius. He meditates on and marvels at the way in which Creator has renewed his image in creation, not by scrapping the project and starting over but by becoming a part of it and transforming it from within. Jeremy Treat’s editorial work, especially in the way he frames discussion questions, brings this old book within reach of those of us who desperately need to hear good news of all God is making new.
