The passing in 2023 of John D. Zizioulas, Metropolitan of Pergamon, signified to some the closing of a modern patristic era. Despite the relative brevity of his theological oeuvre, Zizoulas’s impact on contemporary Orthodox theology was fully on par with that of the other giants of the twentieth-century Orthodox religious renaissance. His contributions to Christian anthropology, ecclesiology, and eschatology influenced and will continue to inspire generations of scholars. His anthropological thinking in particular offers Orthodoxy a unique approach to engage modern social and ethical challenges. The Wheel embraced the opportunity to present a special issue on the legacy of this great thinker.