Notes on freedom
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This article by Father Michel Evdokimov offers a theological and philosophical reflection on freedom, considered from both an Orthodox and an ecumenical perspective. Proceeding through a thematic study structured in six parts, the author successively examines divine freedom, the distinction between political and spiritual power, free will, biblical data, the debates of the Reformation, and the contributions of modern thought. The central idea is that human freedom, far from being incompatible with divine sovereignty, constitutes its very foundation: God cannot compel man to love. The main theological contribution lies in highlighting the specificity of the Byzantine tradition, which is foreign to Augustinian pessimism regarding original sin, and which values the synergy between divine grace and human freedom as a condition of salvation.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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