Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Maximus the Confessor written by Pauline Allen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maximus the Confessor (c. 580-662) has become one of the most discussed figures in contemporary studies of Byzantine theology and philosophy. This book integrates for the first time Maximus' works and thought into the history of his life in the politically troubled times of seventh-century Byzantium.