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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - On the Fount of Knowledge: A Thematic Study of the Writings of St. John of Damascus The Last Great Father of the Eastern Church When Emperor Leo III ordered the destruction of every holy image across the Byzantine Empire in 726 AD, one Syrian monk refused to stay silent. From his monastery cell in the Judean wilderness, John of Damascus penned the theological masterwork that would save Christian art forever - and establish him as the supreme synthesizer of eight centuries of Christian doctrine.Why This 1,300-Year-Old Theologian Matters More Than EverSaint John of Damascus (675-749 AD) accomplished what no theologian before or since has achieved: he gathered the scattered theological treasures of the early Church Fathers - Athanasius, Basil, Gregory, Chrysostom, Cyril - and forged them into one magnificent systematic theology. His Pege Gnoseos (Fount of Knowledge) became the theological textbook that educated the Eastern Church for nearly a millennium and profoundly influenced Western scholastics like Thomas Aquinas.A Theological Giant Hidden in Plain SightWhile every seminary student knows Augustine and Aquinas, few understand the Syrian monk whose theological precision defended the veneration of icons, systematized Trinitarian doctrine, and articulated christological truths with unprecedented clarity. This comprehensive study reveals how John's threefold masterwork - philosophical foundations, refutation of heresies, and systematic exposition of faith - created the intellectual framework that preserved orthodox Christianity through its most dangerous crisis.What You Will Learn From This Authoritative Study: - The complete theological system that influenced both Eastern Orthodoxy and Western Catholicism- How the iconoclastic controversy (726-843 AD) produced Christianity's most sophisticated defense of religious art- The philosophical method that perfectly balanced faith and reason centuries before the Scholastics- Insights into Trinitarian theology that resolved conflicts dating to the Council of Nicaea (325 AD)- The christological synthesis that united the decisions of Ephesus (431 AD) and Chalcedon (451 AD)- Spiritual theology that bridges mystical experience and systematic doctrine For Serious Students of Christian DoctrineWhether you are a seminary student, pastor, theology professor, or educated layperson seeking to understand the foundations of Christian doctrine, this book provides the comprehensive introduction to John of Damascus that scholarship has long needed. Here is the theologian who demonstrated that the Incarnation makes religious art not only permissible but necessary, who showed how divine and human natures unite in Christ without confusion or division, and who proved that systematic theology serves the ultimate goal of union with God.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. On the Fount of Knowledge: A Thematic Study of the Writings of St. John of Damascus The Last Great Father of the Eastern Church When Emperor Leo III ordered the destruction of every holy image across the Byzantine Empire in 726 AD, one Syrian monk refused to stay silent. From his monastery cell in the Judean wilderness, John of Damascus penned the theological masterwork that would save Christian art forever - and establish him as the supreme synthesizer of eight centuries of Christian doctrine.Why This 1,300-Year-Old Theologian Matters More Than EverSaint John of Damascus (675-749 AD) accomplished what no theologian before or since has achieved: he gathered the scattered theological treasures of the early Church Fathers - Athanasius, Basil, Gregory, Chrysostom, Cyril - and forged them into one magnificent systematic theology. His Pege Gnoseos (Fount of Knowledge) became the theological textbook that educated the Eastern Church for nearly a millennium and profoundly influenced Western scholastics like Thomas Aquinas.A Theological Giant Hidden in Plain SightWhile every seminary student knows Augustine and Aquinas, few understand the Syrian monk whose theological precision defended the veneration of icons, systematized Trinitarian doctrine, and articulated christological truths with unprecedented clarity. This comprehensive study reveals how John's threefold masterwork - philosophical foundations, refutation of heresies, and systematic exposition of faith - created the intellectual framework that preserved orthodox Christianity through its most dangerous crisis.What You Will Learn From This Authoritative Study: The complete theological system that influenced both Eastern Orthodoxy and Western CatholicismHow the iconoclastic controversy (726-843 AD) produced Christianity's most sophisticated defense of religious artThe philosophical method that perfectly balanced faith and reason centuries before the ScholasticsInsights into Trinitarian theology that resolved conflicts dating to the Council of Nicaea (325 AD)The christological synthesis that united the decisions of Ephesus (431 AD) and Chalcedon (451 AD)Spiritual theology that bridges mystical experience and systematic doctrine For Serious Students of Christian DoctrineWhether you are a seminary student, pastor, theology professor, or educated layperson seeking to understand the foundations of Christian doctrine, this book provides the comprehensive introduction to John of Damascus that scholarship has long needed. Here is the theologian who demonstrated that the Incarnation makes religious art not only permissible but necessary, who showed how divine and human natures unite in Christ without confusion or division, and who proved that systematic theology serves the ultimate goal of union with God. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…