Obtaining Holiness in the Teaching of St. Maximus the Confessor

The goal of this article is to systematize and generalize St. Maximus the Confessor’s teaching on holiness and its obtainment. The author will focus on Maximus’ conviction that human beings have a natural longing for holiness, which is unity with God and deification. Another focus will be Maximus’ teaching on hindrances and means to obtain holiness and deification.

Keywords: God, Maximus the Confessor, human being, holiness, deification, passion, virtue.