Early Church Fathers: Maximus the Confessor (Paperback)

Professor of Patristic and Byzantine Studies Andrew Louth
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
9780415118460
0-415-11846-8

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.

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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.