§6.
Patristic
Monographs
. (a) Among the very numerous works of this kind, the
most useful for our purpose are
Zahn
,
Marcellus von Ancyra
, 1867, very important for doctrinal
history;
Reinkens
,
Hilarius von
Poitiers
, 1864;
Fialon
,
St. Basile
,
1868;
Ullmann
,
Gregorius von Nazianz
(2
ed., 1867, part of earlier ed. trans. by Cox, 1855);
Krüger
,
Lucifer von Calaris
(excellent,
especially for the Council of 362). Under this head may be mentioned
the numerous excellent articles in
Dict. Chr. Biog
. referred to
in their respective connexions.
(b)
On the doctrine of Athanasius
. In
addition to the works of Ceillier and Möhler referred to above,
Atzberger
,
Die Logoslehre des h. Ath
.
(Munich, 1880);
Voigt
,
Die Lehre des
Athan
. (Bremen, 1861);
Pell
,
Lehre des
h. Ath. von der Sünde und Erlösung
(Passau, 1888, a
careful and meritorious analysis, candidly in the interest of Roman
Catholicism. Difficulties not always faced).
The above list of authorities, &c., does not
pretend to completeness, nor to enumerate the sources for
general
secular or Church history. But in what relates specially
to Athanasius it is hoped that an approximation to either requirement
has been attained. Works bearing on more special points are referred to
in their proper places. In particular, a special
Brief Bibliography
is prefixed to the
Vita Antonii
.