Maximus Confessor

Maximus is called the confessor because of his sufferings and labors for true faith . During the seventh century when the heresy (Christ only had one will--a divine one) plagued the church, Maximus eloquently demonstrated that Christ had both human and divine natures.

This volume includes a translation of four spiritual treatises of Maximus the Confessor (c. 580-662), plus an account of his trial. Included are The Four Hundred Chapters of Love, Commentary on the Lord's Prayer, Chapters on Knowledge, The Church's Mystagogy, and Trial of Maximus.