A thoroughgoing examination of Maximus Confessors singular theological vision through the prism of Christs cosmic and historical Incarnation.Jordan Daniel Wood changes the trajectory of patristic scholarship with this comprehensive historical and systematic study of one of the most creative and profound thinkers of the patristic era Maximus Confessor 560662 CE. Woods panoramic vantage on Maximuss thought emulates the theological depth of Hans Urs von Balthasars Cosmic Liturgy while also serving as a corrective to that classic text.Maximuss theological vision may be summed up in his enigmatic assertion that the Word of God very God wills always and in all things to actualize the mystery of his Incarnation. The Whole Mystery of Christ sets out to explicate this claim.