The Christocentric cosmology of St. Maximus the Confessor

Description:

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.

subjects: History of doctrines,  Contributions in Christology,  Metaphysics,  Cosmology,  Maximus, confessor, saint, approximately 580-662

People: Maximus Confessor, Saint (ca. 580-662),  Jesus Christ

Times: Middle Ages, 500-1500