Some reflections on the Eucharist, heart of ecclesial existence, in the work of Olivier Clément

This article examines the eucharistic theology of Olivier Clément, a French Orthodox theologian of the twentieth century, through an analytical study of his work. Michel Stavrou offers a systematic reading of Clément's writings in order to identify the central place he assigns to the Eucharist in his conception of ecclesial existence. The main idea is that the Eucharist constitutes, for Clément, the focal point from which the identity of the Church is structured and its mission in the contemporary world articulated, particularly the proclamation of the resurrection of Christ. On the theological level, the article highlights the internal coherence of a thought that connects sacramentology, ecclesiology, and missionary witness. It thus contributes to a better understanding of the French-speaking Orthodox reception of eucharistic theology at the turn of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.