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Author: Andrew Louth
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 0199275270
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: Saint John (of Damascus)
Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780881412451
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn AD 726, the Byzantine emperor ordered the destruction of all icons, or religious images, throughout the empire, and icons were subject to an imperial ban that was to last, with a brief remission, until AD 843. A defender of icons, St John of Damascus wrote three treatises against "those who attack the holy images." He differentiates between the veneration of icons, which is a matter of expressing honor, and idolatry, which is offering worship to something other than God.
Author: Saint John (of Damascus)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-02-28
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781470149246
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSt. John of Damascus (John Damascene) is the author of the "Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith" ("On the Orthodox Faith"), included in this volume. Standing among the greatest of the early Church fathers of the East during the patristic age, he produced his work The Fount of Knowledge as a summary of Christian philosophy and theology. Encompassing "The Philosophical Chapters," "On Heresies," and the justly-famous "Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith," it is one of the most important works of the Greek patristic age-a veritable Summa of the doctrine of the Eastern fathers. This Ex Fontibus edition reprints the excellent twentieth-century translation by patristics scholars who contributed to a series published by Catholic University of America press. Published by Ex Fontibus Company.
Author: Daniel J. Sahas
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-07-24
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13: 900445103X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Peter Schadler
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2017-12-05
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9004356053
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow did Islam come to be considered a Christian heresy? In this book, Peter Schadler outlines the intellectual background of the Christian Near East that led John, a Christian serving in the court of the caliph in Damascus, to categorize Islam as a heresy. Schadler shows that different uses of the term heresy persisted among Christians, and then demonstrates that John’s assessment of the beliefs and practices of Muslims has been mistakenly dismissed on assumptions he was highly biased. The practices and beliefs John ascribes to Islam have analogues in the Islamic tradition, proving that John may well represent an accurate picture of Islam as he knew it in the seventh and eighth centuries in Syria and Palestine.
Author: Saint John (of Damascus)
Publisher:
Published: 1914
Total Pages: 670
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Greek version of the legend, from which European versions collectively descend, is attributed by some to Saint John of Damascus.
Author: Andrea Brigaglia
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2017-09-25
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 3110541645
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the last two decades, the (re-)discovery of thousands of manuscripts in different regions of sub-Saharan Africa has questioned the long-standing approach of Africa as a continent only characterized by orality and legitimately assigned to the continent the status of a civilization of written literacy. However, most of the existing studies mainly aim at serving literary and historical purposes, and focus only on the textual dimension of the manuscripts. This book advances on the contrary a holistic approach to the study of these manuscripts and gather contributions on the different dimensions of the manuscript, i.e. the materials, the technologies, the practices and the communities involved in the production, commercialization, circulation, preservation and consumption. The originality of this book is found in its methodological approach as well as its comparative geographic focus, presenting studies on a continental scale, including regions formerly neglected by existing scholarship, provides a unique opportunity to expand our still scanty knowledge of the different manuscript cultures that the African continent has developed and that often can still be considered as living traditions.
Author: Vassa Kontouma
Publisher:
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780367599218
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor more than five hundred years John of Damascus (c. 655-c.745) has been the subject of an extensive literature, both scholarly and popular. Through the studies included here (of which six have been translated into English for this volume), Vassa Kontouma provides a critical review of this literature and opens new vistas for research along four ma
Author: Marcellino D'Ambrosio
Publisher: Franciscan Media
Published: 2015-03-09
Total Pages: 127
ISBN-13: 1616368950
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf you're looking for a new Lenten experience, here are forty fresh ideas. Some will challenge you to deepen your prayer life; others will open your mind to new ways to serve others. Each of the forty ways includes a reflection to help you understand more about Lent and why it matters. You'll learn how to have a more creative experience of Lent. You'll discover positive, proactive ways to take action instead of the same old routine of giving something up. The result will be spiritual transformation and a closer walk with Christ—not only during Lent but throughout the year.
Author: Daniel J. Janosik
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2016-11-08
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1498289835
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMuch of the world today is convulsed in an epic struggle between the Christian West and Islam. Scholars seeking to understand the issues look back in history to unearth the roots of this conflict. Of great value in this effort are the writings of an eyewitness, a devoted Christian who served as chief financial officer of the Umayyad Empire and wrote at the time Islam was developing. John of Damascus (675-750) authored two major works, the Heresy of the Ishmaelites and the Disputation between a Christian and a Saracen, to provide an apologetic response to Islam from a Christian perspective. His writings shed light on many questions that are pertinent today: When was the Qur'an actually written? What was the role of the powerful caliph Abd al-Malik in the making of Muhammad? How did the theological issues related to the deity of Christ and the Trinity develop in the early days of Islam? This book delves into the life of John and studies his apologetic writings in detail, utilizing the first English translation from the critical text. It seeks to address these questions thoughtfully, provide valuable insights from the past, and then equip today's church as it engages with Islam.
