Amphiloque Miltos

This article presents the concrete experience of a Greek parish engaged in an ecological approach, as it was led by Father Amphiloque Miltos together with his parishioners. It is a pastoral testimony describing the establishment of a "green church" at the local level, in connection with Orthodox theological orientations on creation. The central idea is that the eucharistic community can and must embody, in its daily practices, a responsible relationship with the environment. The article thus articulates the universal level of Orthodox theological principles relating to creation with their concrete translation into parish life. Its contribution lies in the proposal of practical pathways for grounding the theology of creation in community action, offering a transferable model for other parishes seeking to integrate the ecological dimension into their liturgical and community life.

This article by Father Amphiloque Miltos focuses on the ecclesiology of Saint Cyprian of Carthage, considered in the context of the Catholic-Orthodox theological dialogue on synodality and primacy. The study adopts a critical and historico-theological approach, proceeding to a systematic reassessment of the reading that theologian Nicolas Afanassieff proposed of Cyprian. The main idea is that the opposition between eucharistic ecclesiology and universal ecclesiology, which the pioneer of eucharistic ecclesiology projected onto the Bishop of Carthage, constitutes an anachronism and a false dilemma. Drawing on the works of Bévenot and Demoustier, the author shows that Cyprianic episcopal collegiality rests on a unity in identity, and not on a part-whole relationship. The theological contribution of the article is to draw from the common patristic tradition a conception of episcopal synodality capable of transcending the ecclesiological oppositions that still separate Catholics and Orthodox.

This article focuses on the Council of Constantinople of 1872, convened to condemn phyletism, and on the ecclesiological significance of its conciliar Acts. Archimandrite Amphilochios Miltos offers an analytical study based on direct examination of the conciliar sources. The author successively presents the work of the preparatory commission and the three sessions of the Council, highlighting the decisive role of the commission in the doctrinal elaboration. The central idea is that the theology emerging from this council transcends its immediate historical context: its ecclesiological insights anticipate with remarkable lucidity the structural dysfunctions of the Orthodox diasporas in the West during the twentieth century. The contribution of the article lies in demonstrating the necessity of an authentic and updated reception of this council, particularly with a view to the preparation of the future great Pan-Orthodox Council.