From St. John of Damascus’ Fountain of Knowledge, works on philosophy, first paragraph of Chapter 67: Philosophy is knowledge of things which are in so far as they are; that is to say, a knowledge of their nature. Philosophy is a knowledge of divine and human things. Philosophy is a study of death, both that which … Continue reading
In reading through St. John of Damascus’ trilogy (Fountain of Knowledge, Heresies, and An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith) I am struck by a pattern that I believe Christians have missed. The first book, Fountain of Knowledge, deals with philosophy and logic. The entire book (about 60 pages) explains to readers in an lucid fashion how … Continue reading
APPLIED THEOLOGY SERIES Introduction | The Incarnation | The Image of God | The omniscience/omnipotence of God What is it? The image of God is a doctrine that isn’t exactly clear-cut, mainly because it’s never fully described in Scripture. Most theologians, however, define the Imago Dei (the Latin term for “image of God”) as the human … Continue reading
APPLIED THEOLOGY SERIES Introduction | The Incarnation | The Image of God | The omniscience/omnipotence of God What is it? One of the central aspects of Christian theology is the belief in the Incarnation – that Christ came down and became human, taking on a human nature, but keeping His divine nature. It is also … Continue reading
APPLIED THEOLOGY SERIES Introduction | The Incarnation | The Image of God | The omniscience/omnipotence of God I’m going to start a series (I’ll attempt to have the first post up tonight) on how to apply theology. Often times we spend great lengths discussing what a theology means, but I think we should also discuss the application of … Continue reading
