St. Maximos the Confessor was born in Constantinople in 580 CE, the son of a noble Byzantine family. He majored in philosophy and theology in school and, in 610, became confidential secretary to Emperor Herakleios until the Emperor’s death in … Continue reading
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I have been sharing in this article the thoughts of Maximus the Confessor on divinization and spiritual progress. He taught that the experience of God is a type of knowledge that is based on active engagement or relationship with God … Continue reading
I have been in this article the ideas of Maximus the Confessor about spiritual progress and divinization. Maximus is considered one of the preeminent Fathers of the Eastern Church. He expressed his belief that by practicing asceticism (life of habits … Continue reading
As I shared with you in the last issue of this article, Maximus the Confessor espouses detachment as a means of achieving spiritual liberation which opens a person up to a divinizing relationship with God. Detachment is effective only when … Continue reading
In the last several issues of this article I have begun presenting Maximus the Confessors’ ideas on divinization and spiritual progress. It must be noted that Maximus drew his ideas – theories and practices – of spirituality from monasticism whose … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article, I began sharing Maximus the Confessor’s ideas about Theosis or Divinization. Maximus maintained that God will recognize and divinize His own, that is, those who willfully employ their true nature. He maintained that … Continue reading
Maximus the Confessor, one of the great Fathers of the Eastern Church, rejoices in the incarnation of God in the person of Jesus Christ as the opening up of previously hidden ways by which a human being may finally arrive … Continue reading
In this article I have been attempting to share the difference between Eastern and Western Spiritual Theology, always asserting that one is not right and the other wrong but that are different. I feel that each theological approach has certain … Continue reading