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 John of Damascus Quotes
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 Commemoration of John Mason Neale, Priest, Poet, 1866 Continuing a short series of verse on Christ: The day of resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad; The passover of gladness, The passover of God. From death to life eternal, From this world to the... 
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1,356 words, approx. 5 pagesJOHN OF DAMASCUS, also known as John Damascene, was an eighth-century Christian saint, church father, monastic, theologian, author, and poet. Little is known with certitude about John's life. The dates of both his birth and his death are... summary from source:
 John of Damascus (C. 675–C. 750) Summary
1,236 words, approx. 4 pagesJohn of Damascus(C. 675–C. 750) John, whose secular name was Mansur, was born in Damascus probably in the third quarter of the seventh century. His father and grandfather had been prominent in the fiscal administration of Syria, and it is... summary from source:
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Saint John of Damascus (Arabic: يحيى ابن منصور Yaḥyā ibn Manṣūr; Greek: Ιωάννης Δαμασκήνος/Iôannês Damaskênos; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus or Johannes Damascenus also known as John Damascene,...
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 Opera News Rachmaninoff: The Bells/Taneyev: John of Damascus
10/01/2001: 370 words, approx. 1 pages CHORAL AND SONG RACHMANINOFF:The Bells/ TANEYEV: John of Damascus [ ] Mescheriakova; La?in, Chernov; Moscow State Chamber Choir, Russian National Orchestra, Pletnev. Transliterated texts and translations. DG 289 471 029-2 Though Rachmaninoff's lush, mellifluous style seems at odds with the obsessively... summary from source:
The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Damascus's Splendid Umayyad Mosque Set to Welcome Pope John Paul II
06/30/2001: 1,112 words, approx. 4 pages Damascus's Splendid Umayyad Mosque Set to Welcome Pope John Paul II Habeeb Salloum is a Toronto-based free-lance writer specializing in food and travel. From the dawn of Islam, Damascus has been synonymous with its Umayyad mosque, one of the most sacred structures...
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 Critical Essay by Daniel J. Sahas
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In the following essay, Sahas examines John of Damascus's criticisms of Islam as an idolatrous and superstitious heresy, and contends that he had an extensive knowledge of early Islamic theology.
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Lecture by John Meyendorff
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In the following essay, originally delivered as a lecture in 1963, Meyendorff contends that although there was some sophisticated understanding on each side of the Christian-Moslem confrontation, the two realms generally "remained impenetrable" in terms of real influence. The critic also discusses the superficiality of the interpretations of Islam that were instituted largely by John of Damascus.
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Critical Essay by Arthur Cushman McGiffert
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In the essay below, originally published in 1932, McGiffert locates the theological work of John of Damascus within the broader context of the early Christian church. In particular, the critic focuses on the third book of the Sources of Knowledge—the Exposition of the Orthodox Faith—finding that it provided no new or profound insights, but acknowledging that it significantly influenced the theology of the Eastern church for many ensuing decades.
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