A note on the Iconoclastic Controversy

Greek and Latin disagreements about matter and deification

In exploring one aspect of the Iconoclastic controversy, that of the role of matter in the bringing of grace, the author examines the pertinent theology in John of Damascus and in the Carolingian Caroline Books. One of the major theological reasons for the Carolingian failure to understand the signi...

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Author:Patricia Wilson-Kastner
Published: S.n., s.l., 1980
Volume:18
Pages:139-148
Language:English
Periodical:Andrews University Seminary Studies
Number:2
ISSN:0003-2980
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Greek Christian writers > Greek Fathers
- Biography > Relations and Sources > Latin Christian writers > Latin Fathers
- Doctrine > From man to God > Jesus Christ. Redemption. Sacraments. Church. Grace. Mariology. > Grace
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Summary:In exploring one aspect of the Iconoclastic controversy, that of the role of matter in the bringing of grace, the author examines the pertinent theology in John of Damascus and in the Carolingian Caroline Books. One of the major theological reasons for the Carolingian failure to understand the significance and meaning of the Iconodules' theology is the Latins' dependence on Augustine, who himself had no theological resources for explaining how matter had any role in bringing grace to humans. This framework contrasts profoundly with the Damascene, and helps to explain why Greeks and Latins could not understand each other's frame of reference.

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