Maximus the Confessor Jesus Christ and the Transfiguration of the World
- Oxford Oxford University Press 2018
- 367p
includes index and biblioraphy
1. Backgrounds Maximus in his historical setting: Betwixt and between ...................9 writing theology in early byzantium ........64 2. The cosmic landscapes of Maximus Theology Creation as the Drama of Divine freedom and Resourcefulness...........101 Maximus cosmic Christology flesh transfering the world ................135 The church and its liturgy as threshold of the New Creation ....................166 3. Maximus Vision for the Transfigured Creation Protology and Teleology in Maximus Interpretation of Human Nature .....................199 Active passivity : Maximus on the passion of Jesus christ .........225 Love, Desire, and Virtue : Transfigured life in christ and the Spirit ....................254 4. Maximus Afterlife east and West Recontextualizations of Maximus East West .............287