A historical and theological re-evaluation of the polemical writings of Athanasius of Alexandria (bishop 328-73), who would become known to later Christian generations as a saint and a champion of orthodoxy, and as the defender of the original Nicene Creed of 325 against the `Arian heresy'. [Gwynn] provides his readership with a thorough survey of the status questionis regarding the dating of some fifteen Athanasian writings.