St John Damascene - Tradition and Originality in Byzantine Theology

Zusatztext Louth's work is a monument of Patristic scholarship. Informationen zum Autor Andrew Louth is Professor of Patristic and Byzantine Studies, University of Durham, and General Editor (with Gillian Clark) of Oxford Early Christian Studies Klappentext John Damascene! a monk near Jerusalem in the early 700s! never set foot in the Byzantine Empire! yet he had a great influence on Byzantine theology. This book! the first to present an overall account of John's life and work! sets him in the context of the early synods of the Church that took place in the Palestinian monasteries during the first century of Arab rule. Zusammenfassung John Damascene, one-time civil servant in the Umayyad Arab Empire, became a monk near Jerusalem in the eighth century. This book presents an account of John's life and work. It sets John's theological work in the context of the process of preserving, defining, defending, and celebrating the Christian faith of the early synods of the Church. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Life and Times 2: John Damascene and Tradition 3: The Fountain Head of Knowledge: Nature and Development 4: Settling the Terms 5: Defining Error 6: Defining the Faith 7: Against the Iconoclasts 8: Chrysorrhoas ('flowing with gold'): John the Preacher Steps to the Altar: John the Monk at Prayer 9: Glykorrhêmôn ('sweetly speaking'): John the Poet Epilogue

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• Authors: Andrew Louth, Andrew (Professor of Patristic and Byzantin Louth
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2004
• EAN: 9780199275274
• ISBN: 978-0-19-927527-4
• No. of pages: 346
• Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies; Oxford Early Christian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works