Some aspects of the theology and experience of the Holy Spirit in the Orthodox Church today

This article by Elisabeth Behr-Sigel examines the theology and experience of the Holy Spirit in the contemporary Orthodox Church, combining historical study, dogmatic analysis, and spiritual reflection. The author first traces the origins of the controversy over the *Filioque*, from the divergences between Eastern and Western pneumatologies to the medieval ecclesiastical ruptures. She then presents the main orientations of recent Orthodox theology in response to this dispute, distinguishing the positions of Khomiakov, Bulgakov, and Lossky, before highlighting a third way, championed by theologians such as Bobrinskoy and Zizioulas, which seeks a creative transcendence of the polemics. The article finally sets out the spiritual and ecclesiological dimensions of Eastern pneumatology: the experience of the Spirit in prayer, the epicletic structure of the liturgy, and the link between the Eucharist and ecclesial unity. The principal contribution lies in the demonstration that the Orthodox patristic renewal opens up new perspectives for ecumenical dialogue on the Holy Spirit.