Question

This theologian wrote that Christ “was made man that we might be made God,” referring to the doctrine of theosis, in his treatise On the Incarnation of the Word. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Church Father, who also wrote a life of the desert hermit Anthony the Great. This Bishop of Alexandria was repeatedly exiled for rejecting a heresy that denied the eternity of the Son of God.
ANSWER: Athanasius of Alexandria
[10e] Christians celebrate Athanasius as the primary opponent of this heresy, which denied that Jesus shares equal divinity with the Father. This heresy was condemned at the Council of Nicaea.
ANSWER: Arianism [or the Arian heresy or the heresy of Arius]
[10h] This scholar held special devotion to Athanasius and translated his works for the Library of the Fathers. This man’s book on The Arians of the Fourth Century informed his essay “On Consulting the Faithful in Matters of Doctrine.”
ANSWER: John Henry Newman
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Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror05/31/25N417.5075%75%25%
2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror07/13/25Y320.00100%100%0%
2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror08/10/25Y610.0083%17%0%