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Book SynopsisMaximus the Confessor (c.580-662) has become one of the most discussed figures in contemporary patristic studies. This is partly due to the relatively recent discovery and critical edition of his works in various genres, including On the Ascetic Life, Four Centuries on Charity, Two Centuries on Theology and the Incarnation, On the ''Our Father'', two separate Books of Difficulties, addressed to John and to Thomas, Questions and Doubts, Questions to Thalassius, Mystagogy and the Short Theological and Polemical Works. The impact of these works reached far beyond the Greek East, with his involvement in the western resistance to imperial heresy, notably at the Lateran Synod in 649. Together with Pope Martin I (649-53 CE), Maximus the Confessor and his circle were the most vocal opponents of Constantinople''s introduction of the doctrine of monothelitism. This dispute over the number of wills in Christ became a contest between the imperial government and church of Constantinople on the one
Trade Reviewthis Handbook is a monumental and much-needed publication, which will definitely mark the field of Maximian studies for the next generations of scholars. * Dr Sotiris Mitralexis, Vigiliae Christianae *
Table of ContentsPART ONE. HISTORICAL SETTING; PART TWO. THEOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL INFLUENCES; PART THREE. WORKS AND THOUGHT; PART FOUR. RECEPTION
