Kolodniy, Anatoly (2000) Traditional Faiths in Ukraine and Missionary Activity. Occasional Papers on Religion Eastern Europe, 20 (1).
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In the Ukrainian heritage, traditional faiths are those whose systems of rituals and creeds are a unique product of national culture. Such is the Ukrainian Christian rite, which took shape during the first seven centuries of Christianity’s growth in Ukraine. It is the common heritage of both Ukrainian Orthodoxy and Ukrainian Catholicism (a.k.a. Greek Catholicism, or the Uniate rite). This helps us to understand why, during the period of nation-building, the Ukrainian state and national-democratic movements have, to an extent, defended the confessional space of traditional Ukrainian churches from foreign missionaries. This reveals the desire for the rebirth of an entire national culture with each of its components intact. Only by adopting a perspective that includes the integrated context of religion’s history on Ukrainian soil can one comprehend the current religious situation in Ukraine, interdenominational relations, and attitudes towards missionary activity.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | A Church/mission history B Mission theology/theory H Social research and religion in Central Eastern Europe |
| Divisions: | Former Soviet Union > Ukraine |
| Depositing User: | Terry Vanderslice |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2021 20:57 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2021 20:57 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2140 |
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