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August 2023

August 05, 2023

Can Humans Be Holy?

In my work as a theologian, I study the language and traditions of Christian holiness....

December 2022

December 28, 2022

What I’ve Been Reading Lately: End of the Year Books (2022)

Now and then I post annotated bibliographies of the reading I've doing lately. Here are...

April 2022

April 06, 2022

Denys and the Unknown God

The most mysterious of all the church fathers is a man whose identity we only...

March 2022

March 23, 2022

Cyril of Alexandria and Divine Humiliation

The Humiliation of the Son of God “What kind of descent into humiliation is that?”...

March 19, 2022

Augustine’s God of Motion

“But I am struggling to return from this far country by the road he has...

February 2022

February 16, 2022

Where Do We Go When We Die? A Reflection on Macrina

In Gregory of Nyssa’s treatise On the Soul and Resurrection, he tells of his journey...

February 05, 2022

The Mystery of God, or, When Bad Theology is Good Theology

“Our great mystery is in danger of being made a thing of little moment.” -Gregory...

January 2022

January 29, 2022

Basil and the Gift of the Spirit

“Everything that partakes of [the Holy Spirit’s] grace is filled with joy according to its...

January 26, 2022

Athanasius and the Intimacy within God

In the early 4th century, after imperial edicts ended official Roman persecution of Christians at...

January 22, 2022

Origen of Alexandria and the Gift of Scripture

“Origen is the whetstone of us all.” —Gregory of Nazianzus Origen's Controversial life Controversy always...

January 19, 2022

Irenaeus and the Slow Love of God

“He appeared as human in the fulness of time, and, being God’s Word, he summed...

January 12, 2022

Why I Love Teaching the Church Fathers

I’m deep in syllabus building these days. I’m planning, among other classes, my spring course...

October 2021

October 20, 2021

Contemplation of a Child

The Burning Bush There is a burning bush at the heart of all things, Maximus...

October 02, 2021

Coffee with Maximus: The Five Stages of Contemplating God

Contemplating God The posts in this column speak, directly or indirectly, about contemplating God. But...