Call for Papers: 6th International Colloquium on St. Maximus the Confessor-“Maximus the Confessor and the Mystery of Divine Revelation,” University of Belgrade, 27-29 April 2025

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 6th International Colloquium on St. Maximus the Confessor, focused on the theme “Maximus the Confessor and the Mystery of Divine Revelation.” This conference is organized by the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, in collaboration with the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Károli Gáspár University of the Protestant Church in Hungary (Budapest, Hungary) and the International Center for Orthodox Studies (Niš, Serbia).

The conference will be held at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, from April 27 to April 29, 2025.

In Honor of Professor Paul M. Blowers

This colloquium is dedicated to honoring Professor Paul M. Blowers, a distinguished scholar and authority on St. Maximus the Confessor, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The conference proceedings will be published as a Festschrift in Professor Blowers’ honor within the Subsidia Maximiana series by Brepols.

Conference Theme

The overarching theme of the conference is divine self-revelation in the theology and exegesis of St. Maximus the Confessor. Papers are invited on various aspects of this theme, including (but not limited to):

  • Divine self-revelation within the Trinity
  • Theologia and oikonomia in Maximus
  • Apophatic and kataphatic discourse in Maximus’s theology
  • Theophanies and Christophanies in the Bible (e.g., the Transfiguration)
  • The “law of nature” and the “law of Scripture” in Maximus’s writings (e.g., Ambiguum 10)
  • Maximus’s biblical hermeneutics, including influences from Origenian and monastic traditions
  • Exegetical themes in Maximus’s major works, such as Quaestiones ad Thalassium, Quaestiones ad Theopemptum, Exposition of Psalm 59, and Exposition of the Lord’s Prayer
  • Maximus’s role in the patristic interpretation of biblical themes
  • Revelation and incarnation in Maximus’s thought, including the relation between the Logos and the logoi
  • The scriptural foundations of Maximus’s ethics
  • Use of Scripture in Maximus’s spiritual writings
  • Maximus’s scriptural exegesis during the Monothelete Controversy
  • The reading of Scripture in the liturgy according to Maximus’s Mystagogia

Submission Guidelines

We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 250 words, including a title and contact information (affiliation and email). Abstracts should be sent to:

The deadline for abstract submission is December 1, 2024. The conference organizers will review the submissions and notify applicants of their acceptance.

Registration Fee

Upon acceptance of the abstract, a registration fee of 100€ will be required to confirm participation.

We look forward to your contributions and participation in this significant scholarly event.


For more information, please visit https://maximus.ifdt.bg.ac.rs/