St. John Damascene : tradition and originality in Byzantine theology
This text presents an overall account of the life and work of St John Damascene, a one-time senior civil servant in the Umayyad Arab Empire who became a monk near Jerusalem in the early years of the eighth century
1 online resource (xvii, 327 pages) : illustrations
9780199252381, 9780191530883, 0199252386, 0191530883
63294334
Illustrations; Abbreviations; PART I: Faith and Life; 1. Life and Times; 2. St John Damascene and Tradition; PART II: Faith and Logic; 3. The Fountain Head of Knowledge: Nature and Development; 4. Settling the Terms; 5. Defining Error; 6. Defining the Faith; PART III: Faith and Images; 7. Against the Iconoclasts; 8. [Omitted] ('flowing with gold'): John the Preacher; 9. [Omitted] ('sweetly speaking'): John the Poet; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index of Citations; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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