ABSTRACT
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 OF CONTENTS
part |74 pages
Introduction
chapter |15 pages
Life and Times
chapter |13 pages
The Sources of Maximus' Theology
chapter |14 pages
Maximus' Spiritual Theology
chapter |14 pages
The Doctrine of the Person of Christ
chapter |14 pages
Cosmic Theology
part |122 pages
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