"A small thing is not small when it leads to something great" - St. John of Damascus Often called the Three Treatises on the Divine Images, John of Damascus' On Holy Images is a defense of Christian icons. Written during the iconoclast controversy, when the Byzantine Empire was banning and destroying icons, the treatises remain foundational for Orthodox and Catholic theology. This new edition is followed by three sermons on the Assumption and features an Easy-to-Read Layout designed to make reading comfortable.