St. Maximus the Confessor: The Ascetic Life, The Four Centuries on Charity - Hardcoverby St Maximus the Confessor (Author), Polycarp Sherwood (Translator) St. Maximus the Confessor (1955) is a collection of theological works by the 1st century monk St. Maximus, as well as interpretation by Polycarp Sherwood, an American Benedictine scholar from the 20th century. Including both The Ascetic Life and The Four Centuries on Charity by St. Maximus, as well as detailed research into the life and beliefs of the monk by Sherwood, this work