Will, Action and Freedom

Cyril Hovorun, Ph.D. (2003) in Theology, University of Durham, is lecturer of Patristics at Theological Academy of Kiev. He has published extensively on Byzantine patristics, post-Byzantine and modern Greek history and theology, non-Chalcedonian theological traditions.

• AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroductionChapter One Early Monenergisms1.1. Apollinarius of Laodicea1.2. The Antiochian tradition1.3. Anti-Chalcedonian Monenergisms1.3.1. The Monenergism of Severus of Antioch1.3.2. The Monothelitism of Severus1.3.3. Julian of Halicarnassus1.3.4. The Agnoetes1.3.5. Criticism of the concept of ignorance1.3.5.1. Theodosius of Alexandria1.3.5.2. Anthimus of Trebizond1.3.5.3. Colluthus1.3.5.4. Constantine of Laodicea1.3.6. Sergius the Grammarian1.3.7. Conclusions1.4. Theopaschism1.5. The eve of the Monothelite controversyChapter Two History2.1. Historical premises2.2. Setting up the new doctrine2.3. Union at Alexandria72.4. The Ecthesis2.5. Maximus and the West: strategic alliance2.6. The Typos2.7. The Lateran council2.8. The 680/1 council2.9. Attempts at a renewal of Monothelitism2.10. The Maronites2.11. ConclusionsChapter Th ree ‘Imperial’ Monenergism-Monothelitism versus Dyenergism-Dyothelitism3.1. Key notions3.1.1. The oneness of Christ3.1.2. One hypostasis and two natures3.1.3. Natural properties3.1.4. Energeia3.1.4.1. Notion3.1.4.2. ‘A new theandric energeia’3.1.4.3. Two energeiai3.1.4.4. Created and uncreated energeiai3.1.5. Will3.1.5.1. Notion3.1.5.2. One or two wills3.2. Relations between main categories3.2.1. Energeia—One-Who-Acts3.2.2. Will—One-Who-Wills3.2.3. Will—‘nous’3.2.4. Energeia—nature3.2.5. Will-nature3.2.6. Energeia—will—natural properties3.2.7. Energeia—willConclusionsBibliographyEditions of texts consultedSecondary literatureIndex of names, places, and subjects