{"id":2817,"date":"2026-10-01T12:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teologiaiforum.ujs.sk\/2026\/10\/01\/wojciech-slomski-epiphanius-of-salamis-as-a-precursor-of-john-calvins-iconoclastic-reformation\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T12:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:18:09","slug":"wojciech-slomski-epiphanius-of-salamis-as-a-precursor-of-john-calvins-iconoclastic-reformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teologiaiforum.ujs.sk\/en\/2026\/10\/01\/wojciech-slomski-epiphanius-of-salamis-as-a-precursor-of-john-calvins-iconoclastic-reformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Wojciech S\u0142omski. Epiphanius of Salamis as a precursor of John Calvin\u2019s iconoclastic reformation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teologiaiforum.ujs.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Wojciech-Slomski.-Epiphanius-of-Salamis-as-a-precursor-of-John-Calvins.pdf\">Wojciech S\u0142omski. Epiphanius of Salamis as a precursor of John Calvin\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abstract: This article examines whether the Anablatha episode, preserved in Jerome\u2019s Latin transmission of Epiphanius of Salamis\u2019 letter, may be interpreted retrospectively as a precursor to<br \/>\nJohn Calvin\u2019s iconoclastic Reformation. It expressly rejects any claim of genealogical dependence and instead proposes a typological comparison governed by the formula \u201canalogy without<br \/>\ngenealogy.\u201d Combining close reading of primary sources with historical-theological analysis, the study situates Epiphanius\u2019 removal of an image from a church within early Christian concerns about idolatry, sacred space, and the proper regulation of worship. It then considers the development of positive image theology through Basil of Caesarea\u2019s distinction between image and prototype, John of Damascus\u2019 Christological defence of material representation, the Second Council of Nicaea\u2019s differentiation between veneration and divine worship, and Gregory the Great\u2019s pastoral defence of the didactic use of images. Against this background, Calvin\u2019s criticism of devotional images is reconstructed as a systematic theology of revelation, worship, and ecclesiastical discipline centred on Scripture, preaching, and the sacraments. The comparison reveals a functional convergence: both Epiphanius and Calvin regard images within liturgical space as capable of acquiring a cultic force exceeding their declared purpose and therefore favour preventive removal over pedagogical regulation. Nevertheless, decisive differences remain in historical context, Christology, ecclesiology, anthropology, and systematic scope. The article concludes that Epiphanius can be described as Calvin\u2019s precursor only in a strictly retrospective and typological sense. Their similarity lies not in doctrinal continuity but in a shared pastoral logic concerning the interaction of visual media, sacred space, devotional practice, and the normative order of Christian worship.<br \/>\nKeywords: Epiphanius of Salamis; John Calvin; iconoclasm; veneration of images; Second Council of Nicaea; worship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wojciech S\u0142omski. 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