The tunic, the shroud and our islands
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This article by Noël Ruffieux offers a theological meditation on the fragmentation of Christian Churches drawing on two vestimentary images from Scripture: the seamless tunic of Christ and the shroud of the resurrection. The author develops a reflection on ecclesial unity and division by mobilizing the metaphor of insularity, which designates the tendency of Christian communities to withdraw into themselves rather than forming a coherent whole. The approach combines scriptural meditation and ecclesiological analysis to examine the capacity of Churches to live out their common belonging to Tradition. The contribution of the article lies in the tension it establishes between the shared heritage of ecclesial Tradition and contemporary dynamics of identity withdrawal, inviting a rethinking of the theological conditions for effective communion between separated communities.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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