Maximus the Confessor

ISBN-13: 9780415118460 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 244 str.

Andrew Louth

Opis

This volume is part of a series making available translations of key selected texts by the major early church Fathers, for the use of all students of the early church. Each volume contains a long introduction setting the subject in his historical and philosphical context, as well as a brief introduction and notes on the translations. 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's theological treaties many of them translated for the first time.

Spis treści

Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 Life and Times; Chapter 2 The Sources of Maximus’ Theology; Chapter 3 Maximus’ Spiritual Theology; Chapter 4 The Doctrine of the Person of Christ; Chapter 5 Cosmic Theology; Part 2 Text; Chapter 6 General Introduction to the Texts; Chapter 7 Letter 2; Chapter 8 Difficulty 10; Chapter 9 Difficulty 41; Chapter 10 Difficulty 71; Chapter 11 Difficulty 1; Chapter 12 Difficulty 5; Chapter 13 Opuscule 7; Chapter 14 Opuscule 3;

O autorze

Andrew Louth is Professor of Cultural History at Goldsmiths' College. He is the author of many works on the Christian tradition, among them Eusebius: The History of the Church (1989) and The Wilderness of God (1991)