The Life of St Antonios

[Athanasius Abdullah]

Dear all,

I'd like to open discussion on the issue of the role that the demons play in St Athanasius' The Life of St Antony, and what we laity can learn from St Antony's encounter with the demons.

In IC XC
Athanasius

[Paul Cowan]

Dear Athanasius

Do you have a text source?

Paul

[Athanasius Abdullah]

Dear Paul,

Here is a link to the translation found in the NPNF series:

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/vita-antony.html

The translation of the actual text begins about a quarter down the page.

In IC XC
Athanasius

[Kusanagi]

Dear all,

I'd like to open discussion on the issue of the role that the demons play in St Athanasius' The Life of St Antony, and what we laity can learn from St Antony's encounter with the demons.

In IC XC
Athanasius

We learn that the devil does not want to be saved as Anthony asked God about this. Has immense hatred to those that want to strive towards God.
They start with visual appearances to try to put off the person getting closer to God and then going right out assulating them as a last resort.
The demons only have so much power when God allows them.