What role did Athanasius play in the Christian theology?
Chief defender of Trinitarianism against Arianism
Chief supporter of Arianism
Main opponent of Trinitarianism
Backer of Gnosticism
Answer
Athanasius of Alexandria was a Christian bishop who played a major role in the Trinitarian controversy of the fourth century. He was a strong defender of the orthodox view that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are co-equal and co-eternal, and he argued against the Arians, who held that the Son was created by the Father and was therefore not of the same substance as him.
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