Creation and Incarnation: Maximus the Confessor with Jordan Daniel Wood

30/09/2021 1h 59min Episodio 11
Creation and Incarnation: Maximus the Confessor with Jordan Daniel Wood

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Charles and Marco interview Jordan Daniel Wood about his forthcoming book The Whole Mystery of Christ: Creation as Incarnation in Maximus Confessor (Notre Dame Press 2022). They talk about Maximus' christo-logic and how it works through his understanding of anthropology, deification, christology, particularly the suffering of Christ, and eschatological creation. 1:30 - Who was Maxmius the Confessor?13:15 — What is Maximus's christo-logic?29:40 — How can a hypostasis seems to be a synonym of 'individual' and also what makes an individual an individual? 42:45 — How are Maximus' logoi related to the hypostasis of each person? 1:03:40 — How does Maximus' understanding of logos hypostasis in humans affect his understanding of nature? 1:19:09 — How do you think about grace presupposing nature in light of Maximus? 1:26:26 — How do you understand the analogy of being in light of Maximus? 1:39:09 — But wait, isn't this exactly what Balthasar was saying all along? 1:46:00 — How should this book affect our understanding of creation, eschatology, and salvation?