TY - BOOK ID - 95720684 TI - Three treatises on the divine images AU - Joannes Damascenus AU - Louth, Andrew PY - 2003 SN - 0881412457 9780881412451 PB - Crestwood St. Vladimir's Seminary Press DB - UniCat KW - Icons KW - Iconoclasm KW - Cult KW - Idols and images KW - Eikons KW - Ikons KW - Christian art and symbolism KW - Christian saints in art KW - History KW - Worship KW - John, KW - Joannes, KW - Icons - Cult KW - 276 =75 JOANNES DAMASCENUS KW - 276 =75 JOANNES DAMASCENUS Griekse patrologie--JOANNES DAMASCENUS KW - 276 =75 JOANNES DAMASCENUS Patrologie grecque--JOANNES DAMASCENUS KW - Griekse patrologie--JOANNES DAMASCENUS KW - Patrologie grecque--JOANNES DAMASCENUS UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:95720684 AB - Is all Christian art fundamentally blasphemous? That was the question posed aggressively by the Christian iconoclasts of the eighth century in a bitter controversy. The resounding answer 'no' from John of Damascus helped to secure the future of art in the service of Christ. Without his brilliant defense, both profound and at times earthy, we might well have had no icons, murals, and mosaics in churches to elevate and enrich our spirits and to enhance our worship. This fresh and complete translation, by a distinguished patristic scholar, of John's three treatises on the divine images shows us the issue at stake both then and now. ER -