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Advent Homilies: John Chrysostom
Come hear of things in Heaven
John Chrysostom (c. 349–407) is one of the towering figures of the early church — Archbishop of Constantinople, tireless reformer, and among the most prolific preachers of Christian antiquity, whose eloquence earned him the name “Golden Mouth.” Among his seven hundred surviving homilies are twelve devoted entirely to the opening verses of John’s Gospel, the great Christological Prologue that traces the Word from before all ages to his tabernacling among us in flesh.
In this third installment of the Advent Homilies series, Chrysostom takes up a Christology “from above,” beginning not in Bethlehem’s manger but in eternity itself. Preaching against the Arian arguments of his day, he presses the mystery of the Word who simply was — never made, never begun — and calls his hearers to more than assent: to the holiness and wonder fitting those who behold the God-man. This collection offers modern readers an unfamiliar but urgently needed Advent voice, one that recalls us to the highest happiness of the Christian life — enjoying the Person of Christ, not only his gifts.
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About the Editors
S. Mark Hamilton
S. Mark Hamilton is Editor-in-Chief of The Davenant Press. He has written, edited, and or contributed to a number of works, including most recently, Divine Omniscience and the Future: Anselmian Reflections on Open Theism by Benjamin Arbour (Cascade, 2026). With Rhys Laverty, he is an editor of the (soon to be) four-volume series, Advent Homilies, and the ongoing series, Studies in Protestant Irenics. His periodical work can be found in various learned journals as International Journal of Systematic Theology, Irish Theological Quarterly, Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie, Perichoresis, Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology, Saint Anselm Journal, Jonathan Edwards Studies, Zeitschrift für Neuere Theologiegeschichte, Open Theology, Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies, and The Ledger.
Rhys Laverty
Rhys Laverty is co-editor of the Advent Homilies series and an editor with the Davenant Institute. He is the editor of Life on the Silent Planet: Essays on Christian Living from C.S. Lewis’s Ransom Trilogy; co-editor with Mark Hamilton of Reforming Classical Education and the Advent Homilies series; and a series editor for Studies in Protestant Irenics. His writing appears regularly in The Spectator, The Critic, First Things, and other outlets. He lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and children.
Publication Details
- Publisher: Davenant Press
- ISBN-13: 979-8-952321-00-7
- Format: Paperback
- Dimensions: 6 x 9 in.
- Publication Date: October 15, 2026
- Pages: 140
- Author: John Chrysostom
Endorsements
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“John Chrysostom’s preaching has nourished Christ’s church for over sixteen centuries, and this volume makes his rich exposition remarkably accessible to modern readers. Whether you are a pastor preparing to preach through Advent or a Christian seeking to deepen your love for Christ, these homilies will challenge your mind, warm your heart, and direct your attention to the eternal Word made flesh.”
— Tyler Briggs, Assistant Pastor, Trinity River Baptist Church
From the Book
“The chief impulse that drives what will eventually be four volumes in the Advent Homilies series is a recognition that Protestants, now more than ever, need to be recalled to an enjoyment of the Person of Christ, and not simply the Work that he accomplishes on their behalf. To bolster this reclamation, we relied first upon the brilliance and brevity of St Augustine. Next, we relied upon the meekness and the method of John Newton. To recall readers to the enjoyment of the Person of Christ with this third installment, we rely upon the luminousness and lucidity of John “Chrysostom” of Antioch. It is our earnest hope that by a more intimate acquaintance with figures across the breadth of the Christian tradition – figures with whom many Protestants are increasingly less familiar (or worse, altogether ignorant) – readers will once again answer the call to rejoice in the God-made-man as he is and not simply for what he has done for them.”
From the editors’ “To the Reader”
Table of Contents
- Praise for This Volume
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword — Gerald L. Bray
- To the Reader
- 1. A Voice Plainer Than Thunder (John 1)
- 2. We Shall Hear of Things in Heaven (John 1:1)
- 3. The Word Was (John 1:1)
- 4. All Things Were Made by Him (John 1:3–4)
- 5. The Excellence of a Messenger (John 1:6–8)
- 6. The True Light That No Darkness Can Overcome (John 1:9)
- 7. They of Whom the World Was Not Worthy Knew Him (John 1:10)
- 8. The Tyranny of Pride (John 1:11)
- 9. Unutterable Goods (John 1:11–13)
- 10. Superior to All Change (John 1:14)
- 11. See the Lord with Boldness (John 1:14)
- 12. A Suitable Giving of Glory to God (John 1:15)
- 13. The Greatest Grace (John 1:16–17)
- 14. To Dwell in the Bosom (John 1:18)
