T9274A Saint Maximus the Confessor

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This graduate course unit advances the study of the patristic phenomenon by focusing on the crucial contributions of St Maximus the Confessor. It enables students to appreciate these contributions within a complex framework, theological, spiritual, literary and historical.

Unit Code:   T9274A
Unit Name:   Saint Maximus the Confessor
Credit Value:   9 credit points
Mode of Study:   Synchronous ZOOM & Asynchronous.
Pre-Requisite Units:   T7171A or T8171A

Learning Outcomes

  1. Appraise the historical, ecclesial, and cultural contexts of St Maximus the Confessor.
  2. Reflect critically on the ways in which St Maximus assimilated and transformed the earlier Christian tradition
  3. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the theological, exegetical, and spiritual legacy of St Maximus
  4. Analyse the selected writings of St Maximus from the viewpoint of their theological, exegetical, and spiritual significance
  5. Contextualise and critique recent scholarship.

Topics

  1. Treading the way between the Greek and Syriac biographies of St Maximus
  2. The historical, theological and cultural context of St Maximus
  3. Main contributions to theology, spirituality and exegesis
  4. The traditional reception of St Maximus and the perennial significance of his contributions
  5. Status quaestionis in contemporary Maximian scholarship

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