Category: Maximus the Confessor
Online readings on Maximus the Confessor.
“Going Upward with Everything You Are: The Unifying Ladder of St Maximus Confessor”, Doru Costache
“Maximus reminds us that God is all in all”, Marc Cortez
“Maximus the Confessor”, Andrew Louth
“Maximus the Confessor”, Orthodox Wiki
“St. Maximus of Constantinople”, Catholic Encyclopedia
“The Anthropological Cosmology of St. Maximus the Confessor”, Dragos Bahrim
“The Christian Neoplatonism of St. Maximus the Confessor”, Edward Moore
“The Historical and Political Development of Christology fromThe Council of Chalcedon in 451 to the Third Council of Constantinople in 681”, Justin Cardinal (downloadable paper)
…if you have any links to add please place them in the comments.
Let’s discuss Maximus the Confessor!
I confess that I don't know a lot about the Confessor.
I know one thing about Maximus the Confessor: he was influential in discussing whether or not Christ had one singular will or two wills, a human and a divine will. If I understand him correctly he argued that Christ had two wills, one for each nature. He held a Chalcedonian Christology that emphasizes that Christ had two natures that were united, but distinct. If this is true then the human aspect of Christ had a human will and the Logos or divine nature of Christ had a will shared with God the Father.
At least I think that is how it goes!
Also, Maximus was exiled and abused for this belief.
I know I should know more about him, but I don’t, so let’s talk!
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See my other posts wherein I prepare for my Th.M. oral defense:
If you’d like to discuss Origen of Alexandria and Irenaeus of Lyons, go here.
If you’d like to discuss Athanasius of Alexandria, go here.
If you’d like to discuss Basil the Great, go here.
If you’d like to discuss Gregory of Nazianzus, go here.
If you’d like to discuss Gregory of Nyssa, go here.
If you’d like to discuss John Chrysostom, go here.
If you’d like to discuss Cyril of Alexandria, go here.
Greek Fathers Annotated Bibliography
As previously mentioned I was in a class on the Greek Fathers this spring. Each student had to contribute to an annotated bibliography made for the class. Well, it is finished and available here.
Who Is Your Favorite Greek Father?
Council of Nicaea
I am almost done with a class I have been taking on the Greek Fathers with Dr. Marc Cortez. It has been a facinating theological journey. I have come to greatly respect these men for their contributions to Christianity. The individuals we studied include the following: Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Nazianzus, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Maximus the Confessor, and John of Damascus. For those who are familiar with any of this theologians who would you say is your favorite?
