Fr. Maximos Constas | Pappas Patristic

A Lost Work of Byzantine Theology: The Life of the Virgin Mary by John Geometres

Work is now complete on a new edition and translation of John Geometres' Life of the Virgin, set to appear May 2023.

“Wheels within Wheels” (Ezekiel 1:16): Chapters 2 and 3 of the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor

For Maximos, the Church itself is an image of the division of creation into visible (material) and invisible (intelligible) realities.

Program for the 2022 Colloquium on the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor

For those planning their visit to Boston, and for all those joining us online, you can now see a detailed program of the Colloquium here.

“The Church as New Creation”: Chapter 1 of the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor

The third in a series of essays by Fr Maximos Constas introducing the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor.

“The Feast of Wisdom”: The Prologue to the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor

In Part 2 of this intro, Fr Maximos looks at the 'the Wise Elder,' the use of Proverbs, Dionysios, and Apophaticism in the Mystagogy.

Contemplating Christ in the Church: the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor

In anticipation of our upcoming Colloquium, Fr Maximos Constas offers an introduction to the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor.

The Stages of Spiritual Progress

Fr Maximos Constas leads a seminar entitled 'Solomon's Trilogy,' on purification, illumination, and union with God in patristic theology.

The Body as Ritual Space: A Public Lecture by Fr Maximos Constas in Boston

Please join us for a lecture by Fr Maximos Constas, The Body as Ritual Space: Maximos and the Architecture of Deification (Thursday, 4/28)

Fr Maximos Constas on 'The Symbolic World' with Jonathan Pageau (Video)

On December 13, 2021, Jonathan Pageau interviewed Fr Maximos Constas, Director of the PPI, for his podcast, The Symbolic World.

Christ as Teacher of Repentance in St Symeon of Thessaloniki

The fourth and final installment of "Did Christ Repent? The Greek Fathers and the Vicarious Repentance of Christ," by Fr Maximos Constas

Christ 'In Persona nostra' in St John of Damascus

The third installment of Fr. Maximos Constas's essay, "Did Christ Repent? The Greek Fathers and the Vicarious Repentance of Christ"

St Maximos the Confessor on Christ's Relationship to Human Sin

The second installment of Fr. Maximos Constas's essay, "Did Christ Repent? The Greek Fathers and the Vicarious Repentance of Christ."

Did Christ Repent? The Greek Fathers and the Vicarious Repentance of Christ

The first of a four-part essay on the question of Christ's 'vicarious repentance' in Patristic and Byzantine theology.

Fr. Maximos Constas named new Director of the Pappas Patristic Institute

George Cantonis, President of Hellenic College Holy Cross, has named the Very Reverend Archimandrite Maximos Constas to be the new...