Maximus the Confessor Contributor(s): Louth, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415118468 ISBN-13: 9780415118460 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: St. Maximus the Confessor, the greatest of Byzantine theologians, lived through the most catastrophic period the Byzantine Empire was to experience before the Crusades. This book introduces the reader to the times and upheavals during which Maximus lived. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | History |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 95020531 |
Series: Early Church Fathers |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.45" W x 8.45" (0.68 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: St Maximus the Confessor, the greatest of Byzantine theologians, lived through the most catastrophic period the Byzantine Empire was to experience before the Crusades. This book introduces the reader to the times and upheavals during which Maximus lived. It discusses his cosmic vision of humanity and the role of the church. The study makes available a selection of Maximus' theological treaties many of them translated for the first time. The translations are accompanied by a lucid and informed introduction. |