An Ecumenist Analyzes The History And Prospects Of Religion In Ukraine

Myroslav Marynovych     AN ECUMENIST ANALYZES THE HISTORY AND PROSPECTS OF RELIGION IN UKRAINE     Ukrainian Catholic University

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1. A Retrospective Overview of Interchurch Relations in Ukraine.

1.1. The Attitude of Ukrainians Toward the Notion of Ecumenism.
1.2. Historical Roots of Ecumenism in Ukraine.
1.3. The Idea of Catholic-Orthodox Reconciliation in the Works of Metropolitan Andrew Sheptytsky .
1.4. The Influence of the Diaspora and Underground Psychology on the Ecumenical Position of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC).

Chapter 2. Inter-Church Relations in Ukraine Since 1988/89.

2.1. The Emergence of the Greek Catholic Church from the Underground and its Effect on Ecumenical Processes in Ukraine and the World.
2.2. The Revival of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and Its Influence on Ecumenical Processes in Ukraine and the World.
2.3. Problems of Dialogue Between the Churches of the Kyivan Tradition.
2.4. The Influence of the Roman Catholic Church on Ecumenical Processes in Ukraine.
2.5. The Influence of Protestant churches on Ecumenical Processes in Ukraine.

Chapter 3. The Dynamic of Geo-Christian Processes and the Ukrainian Churches.

3.1. Civilization's Challenge to Churches of Slavic Areas.
3.2. Discussion of the Ukrainian Identity and Its Impact on the Ecumenical Prospects in Ukraine.
3.3. The Church of Moscow Versus the Church of Kyiv , or the Problem of “Nationalism.”
3.4. The Role of Rome in the Formation of the Modern Christian Image of Ukraine.
3.5. The Role of the Moscow Patriarchate.
3 .6. The Role of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
3.7. On the Issue of a Single Kyiv-Halych Patriarchate.

Final Thoughts

Appendices.

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