John of Damascus: More than a Compiler

Scott Ables (DPhil 2016, Oxford) is lecturer at Oregon State University. Recent publications include “Development in the Theological Method, Argument and Polemic of John of Damascus,” JECS 28/4 (2020).

• PrefaceList of Maps and FiguresAbbreviationsNotes on ContributorsMapsIntroductionScott AblesPart 1 The Damascene’s Sources, Life, & Context1 The Greek Lives of St John Damascene: Common Information, Differences, and Historical ValueRobert Volk2 New Evidence for the Source of the Arabic Life of John Damascene and the Arabic Translation of the Expositio fideiHabib Ibrahim3 The Purpose of the Anti-Manichaean Polemic of John of DamascusScott Ables4 ‘Ὡς θεῖος ἔφη Διονύσιος’—John Damascene’s Reception and Interpretation of the Corpus AreopagiticumVassilis Adrahtas5 The Ordering of Knowing and the Acquisition of Knowledge in the Expositio fideiPeter Schadler6 ‘Supposedly Encountered an Arian Monk’: John of Damascus on the Origin of IslamNajib George Awad7 Theology for the Public: Aspects of John of Damascus’ Theological Discourse in His HomiliesPetros TsagkaropoulosPart 2 The Damascene’s Theological Vision8 The Understanding of the Sacraments in John of Damascus’ TheologyVassa Kontouma9 Imago Dei: The Functionality of the Divine Image in John of DamascusBrenda Mariana Méndez-Gallardo10 The Concept of Matter in St John Damascene’s Anti-Manichaean Theology of CreationTheocharis S. Papavissarion11 Philosophy as both an Instrument and a Structural Principle of Theological Discourse in John DamasceneAnna Zhyrkova12 John of Damascus’ View of Universals and Particulars in Light of the Christological DebateJohannes Zachhuber13 The Historicity of Personal Being: A Dialogue in Absentia between John Damascene and Martin HeideggerSmilen MarkovAppendix: Expositio et declaratio fidei CPG 8078: Introduction and English TranslationHabib IbrahimIndex of Modern AuthorsIndex of Names and SubjectsIndex of Ancient Sources