Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: Transfiguration of Man and Struggle with Passions in Due Holy Father Heritage (Maximus Confessors’ Doctrine)

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Transfiguration of Man and Struggle with Passions in Due Holy Father Heritage (Maximus Confessors’ Doctrine)

Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2016 9 (12)
Authors: Belkov, Sergei N.
Contact information: Belkov, Sergei N.: Russian Christian Humanitarian Academy 15 nab. River Fontanka, St. Petersburg, 191023, Russia; E-mail:
Keywords: Maximus Confessor; suffering and passion; theosis
Abstract: Maximus Confessor, concerning mystical divinity, symbolically identifies the concept “passion” with the concept “deification”. Here sense of passion as suffering and endurance and passion as natural internal-energy characteristic of the human nature extremely approach. In this case the endurance appears in especially positive sense: as “patience” of influence of the fertile Divine gifts streaming to the person. On the other hand, natural internal-energy of a human nature also proves here in ideal sense – a passionate tendency to God, to connection with Him
Pages: 2896-2903
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/30303