Athanasius: The Bishop Who Defied an Empire | Church History Hub

Athanasius of Alexandria was exiled five times across four decades, by four different emperors, for refusing to compromise on a single theological conviction. This is the story of the man history would call Athanasius contra mundum: Athanasius against the world. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Chapter One: The City That Made Him 03:19 - Chapter Two: The Priest Who Started a War 05:56 - Chapter Three: Nicaea and the Creed 08:05 - Chapter Four: Bishop, Exile, and the Long Fight 13:44 - Chapter Five: The Tide Turns 17:18 - Chapter Six: What He Left Behind 21:24 - Sign-off SOURCES & FURTHER READING On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius, with introduction by C.S. Lewis (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press) https://amzn.to/4eMhMSW Athanasius: The Coherence of His Thought by Khaled Anatolios https://amzn.to/4gbxoSb The Trinitarian Faith by T.F. Torrance https://amzn.to/4eLmy33 Eusebius, Church History — Fordham Internet History Sourcebooks (free) https://sourcebooks.web.fordham.edu/b... The Life of Antony by Athanasius https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/281... (free) We sometimes use Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase through them it supports Church History Hub at no extra cost to you. Join the Church History Hub community: 🕊️ Fellowship Members get exclusive content and early access to videos up to 48 hours before they go public — click the link to join.    / @churchhistoryhub   If this video encouraged you, please like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you don't miss what's next. What does it mean to you that one man held a theological position nearly alone while emperors, councils, and even allies went the other direction — and the tradition eventually followed him? Share your thoughts in the comments. #ChurchHistory #Athanasius #NiceneCreed #EarlyChurch #ChurchFathers #ArianControversy #CouncilOfNicaea #ChristianHistory #ChurchHistoryHub #Patristics