On Holy Images - Softcover

Saint John Of Damascus; Aeterna Press

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785160028 ISBN 13: 9781785160028

Publisher: Aeterna Press, 2014

Synopsis

A Treatise on Images will not be out of place in a public, which is confusing the making of images with the making of idols. A great Christian of the eighth century found himself called upon to face an imperial Iconoclast. He would willingly have remained silent, but he would not bury his talent of eloquence. He brought it forth and witnessed to the teaching of the Church in language which present ‘exciting scenes’ in Anglican churches brings home in the most forcible way. Our English image breakers are in the camp of Leo the Isaurian, who in the eighth century waged war against holy images, on the plausible pretext that they withdrew honour from God. The seventh General Council condemned his assault, and it determined the different kinds of worship, using the Greek terms of latreia and douleia.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Aeterna Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1785160028
• ISBN 13: 9781785160028
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 94