St John Damascene - Louth, Andrew (, 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 preserving, defining, defending, and celebrating the Christian faith of the early synods of the Church.