Lars Thunberg Microcosm and Mediator. The Theological Anthroplogy of Saint Maximus the Confessor Translated from English by Anca Popescu The present work has been written with the clear conviction that Maximus’ anthropology holds the key to his theology as a whole, and that this anthropology, in its turn, is a fruit of the Confessor’s personal reflection on the Christological convictions of the Council of Chalcedon, as they were further demonstrated and explained through the Council of Canstantinople in 553. Maximus’ doctrinal and personal positions - as well as his remarkable ecclecticism - are motivated by his vision of man as the centre of God’s creation and a particular object of His providence, man as both microcosm and mediator. Christian spirituality implies for him the restitution of this microcosm and the fulfilment of this mediating function. All is, therefore, orientated from the Incarnation of Christ, through which this restitution and fulfilment is already a fact, open to man. A unity which does not violate the differences constitutes the mistery of this incarnation, but it is, thereby, also the mistery of man and of the world. Love alone as a unifying factor is for Maximus capable of combining these elements into one divine-human activity, since it includes all and respects the freedom of all. Format: 17 x 24 cm, 520 p. ISBN: 973-7740-79-3 “Theological Studies” «« back