{"product_id":"maximus-the-confessors-thomistic-legacy-hardcover","title":"Maximus the Confessor's Thomistic Legacy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCorey J. Stephan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStraddling Greek Byzantium and the Latin Middle Ages, this study in historical theology locates Maximus the Confessor's Christology in the hybrid Greek and Latin milieu in which it originally flourished. Tracing the paths taken by Maximus's writings, it shows how Thomas Aquinas sought to rehabilitate their contributions to the Church's conciliar heritage for the entire subsequent Latin tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcross its six central chapters, the book explores how Maximus's Christology was transmitted by John Damascene, Nicetas of Heraclea, and other key figures through the centuries, before analyzing how Thomas's readings of Maximian thought interrelate with those of his thirteenth-century Scholastic peers, especially Bonaventure and Albert the Great. Thomas's turn toward the Greek East for theological inspiration remained unique in the period and ensured his understanding of the Greek Fathers, thereby guiding the dramatic evolution of his Christology throughout his career. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaximus the Confessor's Thomistic Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e is also a work of bridging worlds: it not only presents a richer history of Latin High Scholasticism, but also contributes significantly to the \u003ci\u003eressourcement\u003c\/i\u003e of Catholic theology by surveying the place of Thomas's Maximianism in the thought of Hans Urs von Balthasar and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), among the foremost modern readers of Maximus. Inspired by Thomas's example, both von Balthasar and Ratzinger model a Thomistic Maximianism that can sustain the cause for Catholic and Orthodox re-communion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorey J. Stephan holds a BA \u003ci\u003esumma cum laude\u003c\/i\u003e in Classical Languages and Theology from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, an MTS from the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry, and a PhD in Religious Studies with the major area of historical theology from Marquette University. His broad fields of study are patristics and the theology of the Latin medieval and Greek Byzantine periods, and his research areas are late Greek patristic Christology and cosmology, as well as their Latin Scholastic reception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.26 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48620598427897,"sku":"9780888442444","price":153.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SjZl79IRju9780888442444.webp?v=1782972913","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/maximus-the-confessors-thomistic-legacy-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}