The Church Fathers · 386–387
On the Incomprehensible Nature of God
John Chrysostom · c. 347 – 407
What it is
Twelve sermons preached at Antioch against Eunomians who claimed to know God's essence. Chrysostom points at the seraphim, who cover their faces, and asks what a man is doing measuring what angels will not look at directly — then closes each sermon by begging his congregation not to leave before the prayers.
Why it lasted
The Cappadocian argument about divine unknowability translated into preaching for a city congregation, and the fullest evidence of what it was like to be in the room while the Trinitarian controversy was fought at street level.
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Where to read it
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