The Holy Spirit in the theology and life of the Orthodox Church

This article by Father Dumitru Stăniloae offers a theological and spiritual synthesis on the Holy Spirit in the Orthodox tradition. Proceeding through doctrinal study and hagiographic illustration, it articulates three levels of analysis: the place of the Spirit in the Trinity, his role in Revelation, and his action in ecclesial life. The central idea is that the Spirit, proceeding from the Father and shining forth from the Son, introduces uncreated divine energies into the creature, rendering man transparent to God and capable of filial communion. The article sheds light on Palamite pneumatology and its liturgical and sacramental roots, before presenting three charismatic figures of the Romanian Orthodox Church in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, thus offering criteria for discernment in the face of contemporary charismatic movements.