‘Aeon’ as an Expression of Metaphysics of Transcendence and Metaphysics of Immanence in John Damascene
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2020
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Wydawnictwo KUL
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In this study, we are discussing the concept of “aeon” in John Damascene. Specifically, relying on his treatise entitled An exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, we first of all investigate the relation between aeon and the created world, as well as the resulted from it combination of Cosmology with Eschatology. Subsequently, we focus on the relation between aeon and the Holy Trinity, taking into account all the ways in which it is manifested, as well as the combination of Henology with Eschatology. Throughout the entire reasoning, it arises that the Christian thinker utilizes the Words, that is, the divinely inspired texts, as an objective proof for the Christian validity of his arguments. The most important conclusion drawn is that the term “aeon” has many meanings, and that each one of them depends on whether it refers to the metaphysical or natural ontological level.
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John Damascene, An exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, eternity, aeon, time, Origen, Jan Damasceński, wieczność, czas, Orygenes
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"Vox Patrum", 2020, T. 73, s. 123-148