The Unity of Christians
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This article by Father Cyrille Argenti constitutes the text of an address delivered at the 5th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Nairobi. The author develops a theological reflection structured in seven parts on the foundations and conditions of Christian unity. His central thesis is that the division of Christians results from a superficial Christianity, incapable of overcoming social, national and racial conditioning. True unity can only be christological and eucharistic: it is realized in the risen Body of Christ, made present in the eucharistic assembly. The article then articulates this eucharistic ecclesiology with conciliarity, missionary witness and the cosmic vocation of the Church. Its contribution lies in the formulation of an Orthodox vision of ecclesial unity, rooted in the patristic tradition and open to institutional ecumenical dialogue.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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