PERCEPTION OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY IN UKRAINE DURING WAR (СOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS)
Keywords:
Ukrainian Orthodoxy, theology, church history, Christianity, liturgy, pastoral care, patriarchateAbstract
Abstract. The purpose of this article is a theoretical substantiation of the position on the special features of Ukrainian Christianity, which dates back to the time of apostle Andrew’s preaching to the ancient tribes on the territory of modern Ukraine. The research methodology includes historical analysis, comparative methods, bibliographic methods and a method of historical reconstruction which allowed to substantiate specific nature of the Ukrainian Orthodoxy as both, a theology and a culture. The scientific novelty is the use of theological, historical and comparative analysis to underline the unique features of the Ukrainian Orthodoxy which were shaped by the history of this religious tradition, starting in 1th century AD. Several lines of development of Ukrainian theology and spiritual culture have been studied, including several specific things – liturgical traditions, ecclesiological approach to developing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and comparing it to Orthodox culture of the U.S. in order to emphasize the way Ukrainian Orthodoxy behaves under current political and cultural circumstances. Conclusion. Using a wide arrange of scientific methods, we defined the unique nature of the Ukrainian Orthodoxy as well as its perception among the Ukrainian society during the war that started on February 24, providing historical context for this as well as description of several lines of development of the Orthodox culture and Orthodox theology in Ukraine.
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