According to some, St. Theophan the Recluse is sympathetic toward, if not outright endorsing, an ecumenistic ecclesiology. They suppose that he recognizes the validity of mysteries outside the Orthodox Church and that the boundaries of the Body of Christ extend past the Orthodox Church. The first two quotes may appear to support this, even if indirectly, but the third quote outright contradicts any such...

From the Editor: Below is the transcript of an interview Jay Dyer hosted with Fr. Peter [original video here]. It took place in 2019, before COVID began, but is all the more relevant today. Notice at the end, the concern Fr. Peter has for the talks, at the time, that were occurring which anticipated an upcoming ecumenical...