Eucharistic ecclesiology and monastic spirituality in contemporary Orthodox theology
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This article examines the relationship between eucharistic ecclesiology and monastic spirituality within contemporary Orthodox theology. Situated within a systematic theological study approach, it analyzes the major contributions of thinkers such as John Zizioulas and Christos Yannaras, who renewed Orthodox thought during the twentieth century. The central idea is that the Eucharist constitutes the ontological foundation of ecclesial life and of the conception of the human person, while the ascetic and philocalic tradition offers an ethical framework irreducible to any individualistic moralism. The theological contribution of the article lies in highlighting a complementarity between eucharistic ecclesiology and monastic heritage, making it possible to move beyond the pitfalls of a dogmatic theology disconnected from spiritual practice and to restore to ecclesial morality its properly theological foundations.
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