Orthodoxy and Ecumenism
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This article by Nicolas Lossky examines the relationship between orthodoxy and ecumenism from a theological and ecclesiological perspective. The author adopts an analytical and constructive approach, distinguishing two conceptions of orthodoxy — one defensive and identity-based, the other positive, centered on the fullness of eucharistic life in Christ. The main idea is that ecumenism does not constitute a danger to orthodoxy, but rather expresses its deeper nature: an open catholicity, grounded in trinitarian life and shared responsibility in the face of the scandal of disunity. The theological contribution of the article lies in the articulation between doctrinal consciousness and spiritual life, presented as inseparable, and in the symmetrical critique of two deviations — doctrinal relativism and rigid dogmatism — in favor of a living theology, rooted in the eucharistic community and oriented toward the common confession of the apostolic faith.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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