Lights for the Path

Extent: Paperback

Pages: 256

Size: 215 mm x 138 mm

Publisher: Veritas Publications

Publication Date: 10/06/2022

‘This is a thought-provoking and practical read that introduces us to a variety of leading lights.’ 
Rev. Dr Gareth Byrne, moderator, Archdiocese of Dublin, and former director of the Mater Dei Centre for Catholic Education

‘The witnesses Sullivan calls upon illuminate … the very human experiences on the journey of following Christ and each casts light on what is profoundly important in providing Catholic education that is both distinctive and inclusive.’ 
Dr Margaret Buck, former educational consultant and director of education for the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham

Chapter One 
Maximus the Confessor:  
The Symphony of Creation 

Maximus the Confessor (580–662 CE) offers a Christ-centred  and holistic vision of creation that is complex, magnificent in  scope, and strongly marked by its interconnectedness and sense  of coherence.1 He provides us with a remarkable feat of synthesis,  integrating Christology, cosmology, the Eucharist, ecclesiology  and eschatology. He also supplies a substantial and penetrating  Christian anthropology integrating the intellectual, emotional,  moral, spiritual and volitional aspects of our nature, showing  connections between how we manage ourselves, read the world and  make our way in it, and relate to God. His writings may justly be  considered to constitute a symphony of creation and to display many  of the features one finds in a symphony.  

What are the features of a symphony? It is composed of  various strands and multidimensional elements. It displays a  certain complexity, holding together with shape, coherence and  unity, despite inner variations of tone and tempo. It unfolds in  time, conveying dynamic movement and directionality. Proper appreciation of it depends on the listener avoiding distractions  and applying disciplined attention. It fully reveals itself only at the  end. It also reveals the composer. 

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