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Maximus the Confessor and Why Catholics Should Care about Him

Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology

CHAPTER

The Will and Fallenness in Maximus the Confessor

This chapter explores the concept of will and fallenness of the will in relation to Maximus the Confessor. The speakers discuss Augustine's story of stealing pears and how his distorted will due to original sin led him to deliberately choose evil. They also delve into the idea that Christ's suffering in the garden demonstrated his true humanity and his divinely ordered will.

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