Tradition and Originality in Byzantine Theology
Andrew Louth (, Professor of Patristic and Byzantine Studies, University of Durham, and General Editor (with Gillian Clark) of ^IOxford Early Christian Studies^R)
John Damascene, one-time civil servant in the Umayyad Arab Empire, became a monk near Jerusalem in the eighth century. This book presents an account of John's life and work. It sets John's theological work in the context of the process of...