Andrew Louth - Syriac Christian Church
Andrew Louth - Syriac Christian Church Andrew Louth - Syriac Christian Church
MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR Andrew Louth London and New York
First published 1996 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 © 1996 Andrew Louth All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Louth, Andrew. Maximus the Confessor/Andrew Louth. p. cm.—(The early church fathers) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBM 0-415-11845-X (hb).—ISBN 0-415-11846-8 (pb) 1. Maximus, Confessor, Saint, ca. 580–662. 2. Theology, Doctrinal-Byzantine Empire. 3. Theology, Doctrinal-Early church, ca. 30–600. I. Title. II. Series. BR65.M416L68 1996 270.2�092–dc20 [B] 95–20531 CIP ISBN 0-203-99127-3 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-415-11845-X (hbk) ISBN 0-415-11846-8 (pbk)
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First published 1996<br />
by Routledge<br />
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE<br />
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005.<br />
“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s<br />
collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.”<br />
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada<br />
by Routledge<br />
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001<br />
© 1996 <strong>Andrew</strong> <strong>Louth</strong><br />
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted<br />
or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic,<br />
mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter<br />
invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any<br />
information storage or retrieval system, without<br />
permission in writing from the publishers.<br />
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data<br />
A catalogue record for this book is available from<br />
the British Library<br />
Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data<br />
<strong>Louth</strong>, <strong>Andrew</strong>.<br />
Maximus the Confessor/<strong>Andrew</strong> <strong>Louth</strong>.<br />
p. cm.—(The early church fathers)<br />
Includes bibliographical references and index.<br />
ISBM 0-415-11845-X (hb).—ISBN 0-415-11846-8 (pb)<br />
1. Maximus, Confessor, Saint, ca. 580–662.<br />
2. Theology, Doctrinal-Byzantine Empire.<br />
3. Theology, Doctrinal-Early church, ca. 30–600.<br />
I. Title. II. Series.<br />
BR65.M416L68 1996<br />
270.2�092–dc20<br />
[B] 95–20531<br />
CIP<br />
ISBN 0-203-99127-3 Master e-book ISBN<br />
ISBN 0-415-11845-X (hbk)<br />
ISBN 0-415-11846-8 (pbk)