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Athanasius was not what would be called a speculative theologian.

As he stated in his First Letters to Serapion, he held on to " the tradition, teaching, and faith proclaimed by the apostles and guarded by the fathers.

" In some cases, this led to his taking the position that faith should take priority over reason.

He held that not only was the Son of God consubstantial with the Father, but so was the Holy Spirit, which had a great deal of influence in the development of later doctrines regarding the Trinity.