The Sources of Fraternity in Christianity
Article summary proposed by the Contacts review with LLM assistance
This article by Father Michel Evdokimov, responsible for ecumenical relations for the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in France, is drawn from a paper presented to the Fraternity of Abraham in 1998. It examines the theological foundations of interreligious fraternity, particularly among the three Abrahamic religions. The author distinguishes Christian fraternity, rooted in divine paternity, from secular humanist conceptions, and unfolds its biblical and patristic sources: the creation of man in the image of God, the divine breath animating all flesh, and the universality of salvation. Faced with tensions between identity withdrawal and openness to dialogue, the article advocates a middle path between exclusivism and relativism. Its theological contribution lies in the articulation between the Logos christology, pneumatology and the notion of "seeds of truth," inherited from Justin, to ground a universal spiritual fraternity anchored in the Orthodox tradition.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
The rest of this article is reserved for subscribers of the Contacts review.
Subscribe to read more
Digital subscription · Immediate access to the Contacts library