The place of the Holy Spirit in the work of P. Evdokimov
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This article by Michel Stavrou (Institut Saint-Serge) offers a systematic study of Paul Evdokimov's pneumatology through three axes: the place of the Holy Spirit in the Church, in the economy of salvation, and in the Trinitarian mystery. The approach is analytical and critical, drawing on the entirety of Evdokimov's work as well as his sources — Bulgakov, Lossky, Afanassieff, Philaret of Moscow. The central idea is that kenosis constitutes the guiding thread of this pneumatology: the Holy Spirit voluntarily effaces himself to reveal the Son, silently participates in the mystery of the Cross, and acts as the active principle of the entire salvific economy. The theological contribution of the article is twofold: it situates Evdokimov within the Russian neo-patristic tradition while formulating precise reservations about the neologism "Spirituque," deemed theologically problematic and without scriptural or patristic foundation.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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