The Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Imperative

Abstract

"The Orthodox Church has a specific approach to Ecumenism because of its genuine understanding of Ekklesia. The Church is not simply a bureaucratic institution but first of all a mystery of ‘life in Christ’, the extended power of Christ’s saving work, an eschatological mystery with a transcendental destiny. The Church is the organic and extended body of Christ and the divine mystery of renovation by the power of the Holy Trinity. "