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Three Homilies Concerning the Power of Demons

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Three Homilies Concerning the Power of Demons

By: St. John Chrysostom
Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
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Saint John Chrysostom (c. 349-407), Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. These three homilies deal with errors against, which Chrysostom contended all his life. It is assumed that they were delivered at Antioch when Chrysostom was a presbyter under the Episcopate of Flavian. Chrysostom opposed the idea that the world was abandoned to the dominion of devils, insisting very boldly on the freedom of will, moral responsibility, and the duty of vigorously resisting temptation. In these and many other homilies, he denounces the doctrine that evil was an original integral part of human nature, maintaining that it is not a substantial inherent force. Chrysostom asserts that humanity’s first parents stumbled through indolence of moral purpose, which is the principal root of sin. He argues that despair is the devil's most potent weapon wielded against mankind, as it prevents individuals from rising again after they have fallen.

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Good content, but the reader has some odd pronounciation here and there and there's a flub in homily 3 around 7:30 that was unremoved. A bit distracting, to say the least.

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The title of this book is a little misleading as the main point of this book is the sovereignty of God even in the midst of evil and disaster, and on the responsibility of the human will so that we can't claim "The Devil made me do it." Chrysostom does not teach total depravity so he implies men can be as good as they want, so the cure for sin is self-discipline. Very little is said on the role of grace in our holiness.

Also, the narrator didn’t edit their final recording well. There are several times when she trips up and has to restart. Once when she does this, she rattled off something in her native language. Kind of funny, but not a clean recording

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