Sfântul Maxim Mărturisitorul despre gen, căsătorie și sfințenie (Ambigua 10 și 41)
St Maximus the Confessor on Gender, Marriage and Holiness in Amb. 10 and 41
Author(s): Doru CostacheSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Facultatea de Teologie Ortodoxă Alba Iulia
Keywords: ascesis; celibacy; gender; holiness; marriage; monasticism; sexuality; virtue;
Summary/Abstract: This article analyses and interprets three passages from Saint Maximus the Confessor’s Ambigua (The Book of Difficulties) that touch upon matters of gender, sexuality, and the connubial life. My contention is that he construed holiness as achievable by celibate people, monastics, and married couples alike. To affirm conjugal life as a form of holy life, he deployed a logic that anticipates Paul Evdokimov’s concept of “interiorised monasticism”.
Journal: Altarul Reîntregirii
- Issue Year: XXV/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 41-72
- Page Count: 32
- Language: Romanian