Torstein Tollefsen

The Christocentric Cosmology of St Maximus the Confessor

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Produktbeschreibung

Maximus the Confessor (580-662) was an important Byzantine thinker, the 'father of Byzantine theology'. This study 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 142mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780199237142
• ISBN-10: 019923714X
• Artikelnr.: 24878254

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: The divine Ideas and the creation of the Cosmos
3: The Logos, the logoi and created beings
4: The divine activity
5: The concept of participation
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index