they worshiped a creature as God and called God incamate a mere creature. Athanasius insisted that when we worship the Son we are rightfully worshiping one whose deity finds its source or fount in the deity of the Father. As the “offspring” of the Father, Athanasius wrote, the Son is indeed distinct. But we must not allow this fundamental distinction to blur “the identity of the one godhead.” “For the radiance also is light, not a second light besides the sun, nor a different light, not a light by