Orthodox Review of Spirituality and Theology

Orthodox Review of Spirituality and Theology

Thematic Issues

The Revue Contacts regularly devotes its issues to a spiritual figure, a major question of Orthodox theology, contemporary challenges, or ecclesiastical history.
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26 thematic
issues

Comment vivre et partager la conciliarité ecclésiale ?

N° 263

2018· N° 263

How to Live and Share Ecclesial Conciliarity?

The Reception of the Council of Moscow (1917–1918)

Contents

Foreword
On the way to the Council of Moscow: Julie Balakshina
The Moscow Council as an ecclesiological "event" Hyacinthe Destivelle, o.p.
The ecclesiological resolutions of the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church 1917-1918 Hélène Beliakova
The Moscow Council and the ecclesiastical organization of the Russian diaspora in Europe in the 1920s-1930s Antoine Nivière
The Legacy of the Moscow Council of 1917-1918: Victor Alexandrov
The Council of 1917-1918 and Afanasiev's Ecclesiology Christophe D'Aloisio
The assessment of the Moscow Council by the theologians of the "Paris School" Paul Valliere
The reception of the Council of Moscow in Russia Alexandre Siniakov
The Council of Moscow and its reception in America Robert M. Arida
The statutes of the Diocese of Sourozh Pierre Scorer
Influence of the Council on the renewal of Orthodox lay fraternities and movements Cyrille Sollogoub
The Serbian Orthodox Church and the Ecclesiology of the Moscow Council of 1917-1918 Goran Sekulovksi
The Moscow Council and the organization of the Romanian Orthodox Church after the First World War Georges Grigorita
The praxis of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Church of Cyprus in the face of the ecclesiology of the Moscow Council concerning the election of bishops Métropolite Basile Karayiannis
The Moscow Council of 1917: Hervé Legrand, o.p.
A Catholic rereading of the ecclesiological decisions of the Moscow Council in the light of Vatican II Barbara Hallensleben
The Moscow Council: André Müller
Memory and Orthodox reception of the Moscow Council of 1917-1918: Michel Stavrou
Round table: The message of the Council of Moscow for the Church today
Chronicle
Bibliography

Le Repas du Seigneur

N° 256

2016· N° 256

The Lord’s Supper

Nicolas Afanassieff

Contents

Foreword
At the sources of the Eucharistic renewal Christophe D'Aloisio
The Lord's Supper Nicolas Afanassieff
Chronicle
Bibliography

Saint et Grand Concile orthodoxe

N° 255

2016· N° 255

The Holy and Great Orthodox Council

Crete, Pentecost 2016

Contents

Foreword
Official texts adopted by the Council
The Holy and Great Council of Crete Alberto Melloni
The hope of a conciliar dynamic Frère Richard
The Council "page of History" of an open book on the mystery of the Holy Trinity and on the Church Body of Christ which "gathers, transfigures and nourishes the world" Michelina Tenace
The Great Pan-Orthodox Council: Ivana Noble
The Holy and Great Council: Dimitrios Bathrellos
"Holy and Great Council" or Council source of tensions? Raymond Rizk
The Council of Crete took place, the problems remain Serge Chapnin
On the Council of Crete André Shishkov
Contribution and reception of the Holy and Great Orthodox Council of Crete Dimitar Arnaudov
The importance of the Holy and Great Orthodox Council of Crete Ioan Tulcan
An unfinished council Noël Ruffieux
Appendix 1: The Ecumenical Councils and Conciliarity Antoine Kartachev
Appendix 2: The Holy and Great Council and the implications of the consensus method Peter Bouteneff
Chronicle
Bibliography

Quelques aspects de l’orthodoxie francophone

N° 252

2015· N° 252

Some Aspects of Francophone Orthodoxy

50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Crypt Parish

Contents

Foreword
The Crypt and the Rise of French Orthodoxy Michel Evdokimov
The history of the parish of the Holy Trinity from its origins Danielle Gousseff
Father Pierre Struve (1924-1968) Georges N. Nahas
Activities and influence of the Crypt parish over the past fifty years Olga Laham
Liturgical celebrations and ecclesial consciousness in French-speaking Orthodox communities Michel Stavrou
Liturgical texts in Orthodox celebrations in French Élie Korotkoff
Singing in Orthodox liturgical celebrations in French Cyrille Sollogoub
Chronicle
Bibliography

15ᵉ Congrès orthodoxe d’Europe occidentale

N° 251

2015· N° 251

15th Orthodox Congress of Western Europe

"To Be Fully in the World but Not of This World"

Contents

Foreword
"You are in the world but not of this world" Jean Gueit
"Being fully in the world but not of this world" Assaad Elias Kattan
Being a Christian in this world Métropolite Stéphane
The seduction of idolatry and the advent of a Church without mission Thanassis N. Papathanassiou
Round table
Workshops
In Memoriam Nicolas M. Ossorguine (1924-2014)
Bibliography

Liberté et obéissance dans la communauté ecclésiale

N° 250

2015· N° 250

Freedom and Obedience in the Ecclesial Community

Contents

Foreword
Christ: icon of obedience and path of freedom Christophe D'Aloisio
Purify the relationships between the members of the people of God Raymond Rizk
Liberating obedience in monastic life Archimandrite Syméon
Obedience or the mystery of reconciliation Archimandrite Zacharie
"Better to trust a donkey than oneself" Les sœurs du monastère de Solan
Chronicle
Bibliography

Le phylétisme ou nationalisme ecclésial

N° 249

2015· N° 249

Phyletism or Ecclesial Nationalism

A Challenge for the Orthodox Conscience

Contents

Foreword
The General Council of Constantinople of 1872 Michel Stavrou
The causes of the Council of Constantinople (1872) on phyletism Vassilis Pnevmatikakis
The Council of Constantinople of 1872 according to its conciliar Acts Amphiloque Miltos
The condemnation of phyletism (ecclesial nationalism) by the Orthodox Church at the Council of Constantinople of 1872: Daniel Lossky
Multilingualism and transcending nationality according to Father Sophrony Jean-Claude Polet
The Orthodox "diaspora", hostage of phyletism Noël Ruffieux
Bibliography

Questions sur l’Église et l’Eucharistie

N° 248

2014· N° 248

Questions on the Church and the Eucharist

Contents

Foreword
Baptismal ecclesiology Paul Meyendorff
Repentance, asceticism and Eucharist Élie Korotkoff
The pneumatic Christology of John Zizioulas, Metropolitan of Pergamon Stavros Yangazoglou
The role of the bishop in the local Church from an Orthodox perspective Michel Stavrou
Chronicle
Bibliography

Quatre témoins de la foi chrétienne au XXe siècle

N° 244

2013· N° 244

Four Witnesses of the Christian Faith in the Twentieth Century

Contents

Foreword
Saint Elias Fondaminsky Nadejda Lokhvitskaïa
Alla Erofeevna Matheo (1893-1942) Michèle Bordier-Nikitine
In Search of Kitezh Jim Forest
The unforgettable Metropolitan Meliton of Chalcedon (1913-1989) Michel Stavrou
Chronicle
Bibliography

Autour de l’anthropologie chrétienne

N° 242

2013· N° 242

On Christian Anthropology

Contents

Foreword
Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Seraphim of Sarov Michel Evdokimov
The canonization of saints in the Orthodox Church Serge Model
Personal otherness according to Emmanuel Mounier's personalist approach and the orthodox notion of the human person Ivan Karageorgiev
Christian marriage and the question of "gender" Jean Breck
Patristic approach to the anthropology of gender in Elisabeth Behr-Sigel Valérie A. Karras
Reflections on "gender" theory André Krajevitch
Chronicle
Bibliography

14e CONGRÈS ORTHODOXE D’EUROPE OCCIDENTALE

N° 239

2012· N° 239

14th Orthodox Congress of Western Europe

The Truth Shall Set You Free

Contents

Foreword
"The holding of such a congress has meaning for the entire Orthodox Church" Métropolite Emmanuel
A pan-orthodox council without the orthodox? Noël Ruffieux
Truth and freedom in the Church Higoumène Syméon (Cossec)
Our journey toward true freedom Christos Yannaras
An orthodox approach to the concepts of ethics and freedom Georges N. Nahas
Workshops
Closing conference Jean Gueit
Free tribune
Bibliography