Neo-traditionalist ecclesiology in Orthodoxy
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This article examines the ecclesiological tensions within contemporary Orthodoxy, particularly in the context of ecumenical dialogue. Paul Ladouceur adopts an analytical and critical approach to study the neo-traditionalist current, characterized by a radical anti-ecumenism that refuses to recognize any sacramental validity in other Christian Churches. The main idea is that this position presents deep theological inconsistencies, particularly with regard to the question of the salvation of non-Orthodox Christians. In response, the author defends a mysteriological and apophatic ecclesiology, according to which the boundaries of the Church remain known to God alone and cannot be defined exclusively by human criteria. The theological contribution of the article lies in highlighting the limitations of Orthodox neo-traditionalism and in proposing a more open and theologically coherent ecclesiological alternative.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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