The Christocentric cosmology of St. Maximus the Confessor [electronic resource] / Torstein Theodor Tollefsen
- Author:
- Tollefsen, Torstein, 1953-
- Published:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 pages) : illustrations
- Access Online:
- ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Series:
- Oxford early Christian studies
- Summary:
- Maximus the Confessor (580-662) was an important Byzantine thinker, the 'father of Byzantine theology'. This text describes his metaphysical world-view. The discussion covers Maximus' doctrine of creation, the Logos and the logoi, the cosmic order the activities or energies of God, and how created beings may participate in God.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780191717321 (ebook)
0191717320 (ebook) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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