Lutherans are one of the important Christian denominations. At one time, they arose in opposition to some teachings and practices of the Catholic Church. Despite some rapprochement with Catholics, they still remain a separate denomination, and most of its members Read More …
Conference: “Strategies of reconciliation. The role of the Churches in Ukraine”
Зі сторони української держави хотілося б очікувати обмеження прагнення інструменталізувати Церкву в своїх інтересах
Сергій Бортник, БФ «Академічна ініціатива», Київ
У свідомості наших громадян Церква має значний потенціал, але у своїй діяльності вона повинна уникати тісної співпраці з державою в побудові ідеології – як в націоналістичній, так і в імперській формах
Сергій Бортник, БФ «Академічна ініціатива», Київ
В Німеччині модель співпраці між Церквою та державою базується на свободі віросповідання громадян, світоглядному нейтралітеті держави та рівноправності всіх релігійних спільнот
Дагмар Хеллер,
Бенсхайм, Німеччина
In the consciousness of our citizens the Church has a large potential but in its activity it should avoid close cooperation with the state in building ideology – both of nationalistic and imperial forms
Sergii Bortnyk, CF “Academic initiative”, Kyiv
Спільний лист єпископів України та Польщі звертається до нашої складної історії, а також наголошує на важливості християнства, що виростає з латинської традиції в Польщі та візантійської традиції в Україні
Зігфрід Ґлезер, Університет Ополє, Польща
Impossibility for the Kyivan Church Study Group to conduct its activities in Kyiv itself and in Ukraine in general, called into question relevance of its continued existence
Sergii Bortnyk, CF “Academic initiative”, Kyiv
Саме на основі ідеї соціального служіння та активної соціальної позиції Церкви України можуть знаходити шляхи взаємодії та компромісу
Михайло Міщенко, Центр Разумкова, Київ
Is the “Orthodox Church of Ukraine” mainly a church of Galicia? Witness of the state statistics
It is generally supposed that Galicia is a region with an overwhelming majority of Greek Catholic parishes. And it really is. But the state statistics show that a significant part of the network of “Orthodox Church of Ukraine” is also Read More …
Critique of Personalism in Modern Theology: Jean-Claude Larchet
Jean-Claude Larchet is a well-known Orthodox French-speaking theologian of our time. For the Ukrainian-speaking or Russian-speaking readers, he is better known for his works on mental illness and healing, but in general he is the author of quite a lot Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk took part at an interconfessional seminar on local Churches
On June 17, the Ostroh Academy hosted a scientific seminar “Local Church from Eastern Catholic and Orthodox perspectives”. It was organized by the Ukrainian Christian Academic Society (UChAT). Sergii Bortnyk, a professor at the Kyiv Theological Academy of the Ukrainian Read More …
With assistance of the Foundation “Academic Initiative”, the manual “History and Theology of the Catholic Church” was published
In June 2021, a textbook for students of theological schools “History and Theology of the Catholic Church” was published. Its author, Viktor Bureha, is professor at the Department of Church History and vice-rector of the Kyiv Theological Academy of the Read More …
Two reviews were published in June to the book “Strategies of Reconciliation”
In recent weeks, two scientific journals have published reviews of the book “Strategies for Reconciliation. The role of Churches in Ukraine” that was published in Ukrainian. The author of the first one is Thomas Bremer, professor at the University of Read More …
Which of the leading denominations of the “Kyiv tradition” can claim the status of the “national Church” of Ukraine?
In the current discussions on the prospects of the Orthodox Churches in Ukraine, it is sometimes necessary to appeal to statistical figures, which makes these discussions more substantive. One possibility is sociological data, in particular from the Razumkov Center, which provides figures based Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk took part at the conference, dedicated to the unity of the Church
On March 29-31, 2021, the St. Filaret Orthodox Christian Institute (Moscow) held an online conference “Modern Orthodox Ecclesiology: Theological Foundations of the Unity of the Church”. The conference, scheduled for May 2020, was postponed due to the pandemic and was held online with participation of theologians Read More …
A series of programs on the theology of Metropolitan John Zizioulas based on the book of Sergii Bortnyk is open to the public
In agreement with Sergii Bortnyk, during the first months of 2021, Archpriest Andrii Shymanovych prepared a series of programs on the theology of Metropolitan John Zizioulas. Gradually, from February 21 to March 28, 2021 these programs were broadcast in six Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk spoke at an international webinar, dedicated to nationalism and populism
On February 18., 2021, a ZOOM webinar was held on the topic “Ultra-nationalist Neo-Populism in Europe”. The seminar was organized by the Office for Middle East and Europe of the “Presbyterian World Mission”. In addition to Sergii Bortnyk, there were two other speakers: Debora Spini, who currently teaches at New York Read More …