The Political Situation in Ukraine in the Light of the Church Split

Abstract

In the article analyzed the religious factor during the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. The special attention payed to the positions of various religious associations, mainly Orthodox jurisdictions and protestant denominations as Russian Orthodox Church, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Kievan Patriarchate. Their positions analyzed in the context of influence of the state policy on the activity and role of different churches. The author emphasized the challenges that stand before Ukrainian and Russian churches during the military company. The situation changed the mutual relations between not only countries but also churches, changed the role of the churches in their countries and their positioning on the post-soviet space. The consequence of the church split expressed in the move to the internal orthodox conflict and the split inside Ukrainian society in general

Keywords

• ukraine
• interreligious dialogue
• christianity
• orthodoxy
• protestantism