Hovorun, Cyril (2020) Via Tertia for the Orthodox Churches. International Journal of Public Theology, 14 (3). pp. 336-354.
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Since its national awakening in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Ukrainian people have had two options for development: to pursue the modernist program of nation-building or to submit itself to the imperial projects that first the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, then the Soviet Union, and lastly Vladimir Putin were trying to build. The Ukrainian Maidans of 2004 and 2013–14 indicated a third way, a via tertia: to developing a civil society based on civil values, such as transparency, justice, and solidarity. This third option is a way towards modernization. The Ukrainian churches found themselves at the crossroads facing the same choices—the modernist, imperialist, or civil. A public theology that advocates for a ‘symphony’ with civil society, instead of a traditional symphonic relationship with the state, suggests a way for the churches: it would make them coherent with the social developments in the country.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Modernity; modernization; civil society; Maidan; nationalism; symphony |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Contextualization/Inculturation B Mission theology/theory > Public Theology G Christian traditions/Denominations > Eastern Orthodox |
| Divisions: | Former Soviet Union > Ukraine |
| Depositing User: | Katharina Penner |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Apr 2021 12:47 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2021 12:47 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/1884 |
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