Maximus the Confessor

The dynamics of the divine image in man

Abstract

The interaction between God’s and humanity’s action is a privileged main line to tackle the issue of the divine image in Maximus the Confessor’s theology. Such a thought proves to be relevant when placed on the background of the Maximian finalism which characterizes his understanding of divinization. Such is the purpose of this study: to show the originality of the Maximian understanding of the image of God as the divine intention to divinize the human being in the Son in whose image the Father created him.