Eagle in Flight: The Life of Athanasius, the Apostle of the Trinity

by Allienne R. Becker

Eagle in The Life of Athanasius, the Apostle of the Trinity is the exciting and true story of St. Athanasius of Alexandria who saw almost all the bishops of the Church sign their names to false creeds, including Pope Liberius who signed under torture and later recanted. Falsely accused by his enemies of rape, murder, and treason, Athanasius, with the death penalty hanging over his head, fought to uphold the true faith as handed down from the apostles, while hiding out in abandoned cisterns, tombs, and the desert. This is a story of heroism and triumph presented in the form of a novel to make the events come alive for the reader. Athanasius has much to say to today's Church.

249 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 27, 2002

Reviews

[Amanda Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

An engaging look at the history of Athanasius, an important figure of church history who fought against the Arian heresy amidst constant political turmoil. Unfortunately, there were some heretical beliefs that Athanasius himself seemed to have believed, such as salvation through the Catholic church through participation in the sacraments of baptism and the Eucharist, as well as advocating for women to divorce their husbands to pursue monasticism (p.232-233). As with any church father, there is the good, the bad, and the ugly (as well as the saved and the unsaved). We can appreciate the important work he did defending the incarnation of Christ, but recognize his flaws as well. The writing style of this book is excellent, but the book needs serious editing, having numerous punctuation and spelling errors (at least the copy that I had did).

[Adam Shields · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short Review - This is a historical fiction book about the life of Athanasius. Athanasius was the bishop of Alexandria and one of the most important early Christians. He was a defender of the trinity, and a prolific writer. This is a decent book and only $2.99 on kindle. I am not a huge historical fiction fan, because I am never sure of where the history ends and the fiction starts. But I enjoyed this as a book and it is on topic for my Trinity reading project.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/athanasius/