On October 19-22, 2023, the international conference “Orthodox Christianity between pre-modern commitments, modern challenges and post-modern relevance” was held in Volos, Greece. It was organized by the Chair of Religious Studies (Orthodox Christianity) of the University of Erfurt (Germany) and Read More …
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“From war towards lasting peace” – regular Ecumenical Social Week took place in Lviv
On October 4-7, 2023, the 16th Ecumenical Social Week took place in Lviv. Naturally, its theme was the issue of the ongoing war – “From war towards lasting peace: through justice and solidarity”. In addition to the religious-ecumenical block, it Read More …
Interview with Thomas Bremer on the religious situation in Ukraine
On October 9, 2023, a lengthy interview of Sergii Bortnyk with Thomas Bremer, until recently professor at the University of Muenster, Germany, was published on the Dialog.tut resource. Its title is “I do not see the Ukrainian Orthodox Church leading Read More …
Theological discussions in the Catholic Church in the context of the Synod of Bishops
From October 4 to October 29, 2023, the 16th Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church takes place in Rome. Its theme is “For the Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission”. Such synods were the result Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk took part in the “Regional Religious Actors Consultation” in Krakow
On September 12, 2023, “Regional Religious Actors Consultation” was held in Krakow. It was organized by the “Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers” and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The organizers gathered participants from two difficult regions of Europe Read More …
Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the face of its probable ban: Letters explaining its position
The full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war aggravated the situation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. This is due to some examples of cooperation between its clerics and the occupiers, and to its formal connection to the Moscow Patriarchate, despite the evidence in its Read More …
Cooperation for church reconciliation in times of the war
The large-scale war that began on February 24, 2022, became a challenge for Ukrainian statehood. At the same time, it increased challenges for the mutual existence of various church jurisdictions in Ukraine. Separation lines were also drawn between representatives of Read More …
“Cuius regio, eius religio”. Importance of local authorities for the division of Ukraine into two parts. Analysis of state statistics in the field of religion for 2021-2023
In this article, I analyze official statistics regarding religious communities and church buildings of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) and Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) and changes in these statistics over the past two years. A similar analysis was prepared Read More …
“Culture wars” in Ukraine: debates around the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
The concepts of “culture wars” in different contexts have different meanings. One of the common ones comes from the American context and denotes the conflict between conservative and liberal values, also covering the sphere of public morality and the place Read More …
The document of the Orthodox-Catholic Commission “Synodality and primacy in the second millennium and today” was adopted
The document was adopted on June 7, 2023 in Alexandria, Egypt during the 15th plenary session of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. This is the seventh document adopted by Read More …