Dynamics and Growth Prospects of the Protestant Denominations in Ukraine
The intensity and nature of changes in Protestant communities in Ukraine is analyzed on the basis of broad empirical material (statistics, sociological surveys).
Tytarenko, Vita, Vasilyeva, Irina
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“An independent state needs an independent Church“ The fight for canonical independence for Ukrainian Orthodoxy. OSW COMMENTARY NUMBER 272 | 11.06.2018 [PDF]
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) have submitted a request to the Ecumenical Patriarch (i.e.
Olszański, Tadeusz A.
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Abstract The existing literature debates how war can precipitate shifts in electoral coalitions. However, what remains unclear are the underlying cultural contestations affected by war, including how homo‐ and transphobia have been weaponized politically as a key social division during wartime elections.
PHILLIP M. AYOUB +2 more
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Protestants and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: In Search of Inclusive Solutions
Post-Soviet Protestants, having gotten used to living in coexistence with an atheistic society over the course of 70 years, have discovered something new in the years since Ukraine gained independence—Orthodox tradition.
Cherenkov, Mykhailo
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The Past Requires Reconciliation
Abstract This article presents three cases from the Orthodox Christian past that concern the defence of individuals and religious groups whose views differed from those of the official Orthodox Church. It also highlights the significance of the past in the Orthodox Christian context as a tradition that largely influences the behaviour of Orthodox ...
Petros A. Panagiotopoulos
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Roman Catholicism in Ukraine: The Contemporary Situation, Social Acceptance, and Social Service
This article investigates the historical peculiarities of the formation and specificity of the current stage of development of Catholicism in Ukraine. It considers the spiritual, socio-cultural, economic, and political prerequisites for the resumption of
Havryliuk, Tetiana, Lukashenko, Maryna
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Interreligious Dialogue and Religious Nationalism
Abstract Although the rise of religious nationalism problematizes interreligious dialogue and collaboration, progress may occur by emphasizing biblical precedents for engagement, correcting misconceptions about Christianity, and addressing common societal challenges.
Don Thorsen
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Rationalizing the war in Ukraine through religion: The Orthodox Church and Russia’s imperialist motif (A response to Hans-Herbert Kögler) [PDF]
Pavlo Smytsnyuk
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MORAL REALISM, ‘GENDER IDEOLOGY’, AND TRANS+ RIGHTS
Abstract Current debate on the validity of an ethical basis for trans+ rights is often expressed as a clash between moral norms based on a biological understanding of sex, and a social and cultural understanding of gender. I will argue a moral realist case for legal and political equality for trans+ people based on objective, universal, and shared ...
Maria Exall
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To the question of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church periodization
The article deals the author’s conception of the periodization of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church history, outlining the main events of each period. Exploring the Ukrainian Church history, the author proposes to divide it into eight periods that allow ...
Bochkar Arseniy
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