The "Filioque" yesterday and today

This article by Father Boris Bobrinskoy examines the controversy of the *Filioque* — the Latin doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son — from both a historical and theological perspective. Drawing on a systematic study informed by the author's participation in the ecumenical consultations of "Faith and Order," the article traces the evolution of the debate from the Latin Fathers to contemporary Orthodox neopatristics. The central idea is that a distinction must be drawn between *Filioque* and "filioquism": while the Latin formula contains certain legitimate positive aspects — the Spirit as the bond of love between the Father and the Son, the common gift of both — its one-sidedness undermines the Orthodox trinitarian balance. The contribution of the article lies in its proposal, building on the Palamite synthesis, to integrate the *Filioque* into a broader Orthodox trinitarian vision without doctrinal compromise, on the condition that the addition to the Creed be first removed and that a pneumatological renewal common to both traditions be undertaken.