Review: Maximos the Confessor: On Difficulties in the Church Fathers, The Ambigua, Nicholas Constas (ed. and trans.), Harvard University Press, 2014 (volume one: ISBN 978-0-674-72666-6), xxxii + 501 pp., hb $19.95; (volume two: ISBN 978-0-674-73083-0), 388 pp., hb £19.95 (original) (raw)

This review discusses "Maximos the Confessor: On Difficulties in the Church Fathers, The Ambigua," edited and translated by Nicholas Constas, highlighting its significance in the scholarship surrounding St. Maximus the Confessor. It chronicles the historical context of Maximus, particularly his role in the Christological controversies of the 7th century, and addresses the resurgence of interest in his theological contributions, marking a collective scholarly endeavor encompassing various recent academic activities and publications.