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Волята в перспективата на христологията на преп. Максим Изповедник
Will in the perspective of St. Maximus the Confessor’s Christology

Author(s): Petar Uzunov
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Philosophy of Middle Ages, Pastoral Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Издателство »Изток-Запад«
Keywords: Will; Choice; Energy; Deification, Nature; Personality; Monothelitism.

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the Christological foundations of the problem of will, as they are set out mainly in the theological and polemical works of St. Maximus the Confessor and the Dispute with Pyrrhus. The doctrine of will is considered, marking the contribution of St. Maximus in the development and finalization of the Chalcedonian Christological concept. In the context of this exposition, various scientific interpretations are presented as to whether there is a change in his position on the question of the existence of a gnomic will in Christ and the development of his doctrine of one action, concluding that the Venerable does not essentially change positions. The historical ground and preconditions for the emergence of the Monothelite doctrine and its organic connection with the Monophysite theology are outlined. In conclusion, the problem of the deification of the human will, as a consequence of the perichoresis of nature in the Person of the Savior and his eschatological dimensions, is considered.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 109-122
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Bulgarian