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The Christocentric cosmology of St. Maximus the Confessor /

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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, a...

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Main Author: Tollefsen, Torstein, 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:Oxford early Christian studies.
Subjects:
Maximus, > Confessor, Saint, > approximately 580-662.
Maximus, > Confessor, Saint, > approximately 580-662
Metaphysics.
Cosmology.
Metaphysics
Métaphysique.
Cosmologie.
metaphysics.
cosmology.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Systematic.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Cosmology
Electronic books.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (243 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-238) and index.
ISBN:9780191553233
0191553239
9780199237142
019923714X