The Development of the Doctrine of the Covenant (5): John of Damascus and the Perichoresis

41 41 41 41 41 John of Damascus & the Perichoresis Rev. Angus Stewart The Development of the Doctrine of the Covenant (5) John of Damascus (c.675-c.750), though little known today, is probably the most famous theologian in the last 1500 years of the Eastern church. He was born into a prominent family and educated under Cosmas, a learned Sicilian monk. Like his grandfather and father before him, John served as an high official in the court of the Muslim Umayyad caliph of Damascus. Later John...