Truth and freedom in the Church
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This article examines the relationship between truth and freedom within the Church, approached from a christological perspective. Higoumen Symeon (Cossec), of the Saint-Silouan Monastery in Le Mans, develops a theological reflection grounded in the personal encounter with Christ as the condition of authentic freedom. The central idea is that truth is not primarily a set of doctrinal propositions, but a personal and living reality, identified with Christ himself, whose encounter frees the human being from the grip of sin. The contribution of this study lies in the articulation between christology and spiritual anthropology: Christian freedom is not conceived as individual autonomy, but as participation in the life of Christ within the ecclesial body. This approach offers an Orthodox perspective on a classic tension in Christian theology.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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