Maximus the ConfessorPsychology Press, 1996 - 230 pages St Maximus the Confessor, the greatest of Byzantine theologians, lived through the most catastrophic period the Byzantine Empire was to experience before the Crusades. This book introduces the reader to the times and upheavals during which Maximus lived. It discusses his cosmic vision of humanity and the role of the church. The study makes available a selection of Maximus' theological treaties many of them translated for the first time. The translations are accompanied by a lucid and informed introduction. |
Table des matières
THE SOURCES OF MAXIMUS THEOLOGY | 19 |
MAXIMUS SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY | 33 |
THE DOCTRINE OF THE PERSON OF CHRIST | 48 |
3 | 56 |
19 | 63 |
GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE TEXTS | 81 |
DIFFICULTY 10 | 94 |
DIFFICULTY 41 | 155 |
DIFFICULTY 71 | 163 |
DIFFICULTY 1 | 207 |
OPUSCULE 7 | 216 |
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