Project Gutenberg 2015-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 810 John of Damascus, Saint 675 749 Allies, Mary H. (Mary Helen) 1852 1927 Allies, Mary Helen Agnes St John Damascene on Holy Images (πρὸς τοὺς διαβάλλοντας τᾶς ἁγίας εἰκόνας). Followed by Three Sermons on the Assumption (κοίμησις) Produced by Andrew Dunning "St John Damascene on Holy Images" is a theological treatise written in the late 19th century. This work presents St. John Damascene's defense of the veneration of holy images, responding to criticisms and misconceptions regarding their use in Christian worship. It delves into the significance of images as channels of divine grace and connection to the sacred. The opening portion introduces the author's intent and establishes the historical context in which St. John Damascene argued for the right to depict holy images while addressing the accusations of idolatry levied by iconoclasts. He emphasizes the distinction between the veneration of images and the worship due to God alone, positing that images serve to represent the divine through God's own incarnation in Christ. Additionally, Damascene discusses the necessity of using corporeal representations to lead believers in their faith and spiritual practice, reflecting on both the significance of matter in creation and the role of ecclesiastical tradition in shaping the understanding of images in worship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Assumption -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800 Idols and images -- Worship Icons -- Cult BR Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 362368 362308 2024-09-20T16:44:58.649006 2023-09-21T13:01:28.446951 text/html text/html 361252 2015-09-09T11:52:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 177195 2015-09-09T11:52:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 205940 2024-09-20T16:45:13.733904 application/epub+zip 340256 2024-09-20T16:45:12.033951 application/pdf 340257 2024-09-20T16:45:03.206974 application/pdf 201457 2024-09-20T16:45:05.434983 application/epub+zip 181980 2024-09-20T16:45:00.772021 application/epub+zip 288064 2024-09-20T16:45:17.391436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246523 2024-09-20T16:45:09.598949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214957 2022-09-22T15:01:45.095633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270153 270146 2024-09-20T16:44:58.021988 2023-09-21T13:01:27.912919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 267267 2015-09-09T11:52:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 99031 2015-09-09T11:52:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 360743 2015-09-09T11:52:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 105628 2015-09-09T11:52:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 360759 2015-09-09T11:52:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105599 2015-09-09T11:52:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27728 2024-09-20T16:45:17.544385 application/rdf+xml 253059 2024-09-20T16:44:57.016995 2023-09-21T13:01:27.091928 text/x-rst text/x-rst 253059 2015-09-09T11:52:08 text/x-rst 158258 2015-09-09T11:52:08 text/x-rst application/zip 12500 2024-09-20T16:45:03.760952 image/jpeg 2311 2024-09-20T16:45:03.496954 image/jpeg 176700 2024-09-20T16:44:58.678031 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia