Project Gutenberg 2015-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 424 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.) Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. 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 Category: History - Religious Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 337615 2025-06-20T05:50:09.381400 text/html 347785 2024-10-24T17:59:58 text/html 206016 2025-06-20T05:50:19.715238 application/epub+zip 340252 2025-01-20T05:45:29.225092 application/pdf 340254 2025-01-20T05:45:20.633112 application/pdf 201464 2025-06-20T05:50:13.558266 application/epub+zip 181981 2025-06-20T05:50:11.328289 application/epub+zip 288062 2025-06-20T05:50:23.667204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246523 2025-06-20T05:50:17.882256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214957 2022-09-22T15:01:45.095633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266702 2025-06-20T05:50:08.116297 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 267267 2015-09-09T11:52:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360743 2015-09-09T11:52:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360759 2015-09-09T11:52:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26656 2025-06-20T05:50:23.845291 application/rdf+xml 253059 2025-06-20T05:50:07.960313 text/x-rst 253059 2015-09-09T11:52:08 text/x-rst 12500 2025-06-20T05:50:12.031280 image/jpeg 2311 2025-06-20T05:50:11.763334 image/jpeg 99031 2015-09-09T11:52:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 105628 2015-09-09T11:52:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 177195 2015-09-09T11:52:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 158258 2015-09-09T11:52:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 105599 2015-09-09T11:52:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 174735 2025-06-20T05:50:09.410318 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia