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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Louth, Andrew
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Series:	Oxford early Christian studies.
Subjects:	John, > of Damascus, Saint. Jean, > Damascène, saint. John, > of Damascus, Saint RELIGION > Christianity > General. RELIGION > Christian Theology > Systematic. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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.