Athanasius of Alexandria

Abstract

The Church today no longer generates heresies as it did in the past centuries of intolerant dogmatism. But it generates a worldwide indifference by its persistent incapacity to articulate God's revelation in Scripture within an adequately updated theological project. Athanasius bridged the gap between learned exegesis and common experience of faith, thanks to his remarkable sense of actualising the message of Scripture. He introduced into the Alexandrian tradition a truth of crystal clarity when interpreting Scripture, namely that true knowledge of God in Christian terms starts with Christ actualised in the present experience of faith and Church.