РЕЛІГІЙНО-ЦЕРКОВНА МЕРЕЖА УКРАЇНИ: КОМПАРАТИВНИЙ АНАЛІЗ / The religious and church structure of Ukraine: comparative analysis

Abstract

Потапова Лидия. Религиозно-церковная структура Украины: сравнительний анализ. В статье анализируется религиозно-церковная сеть Украины в ее институциональных измерениях, определяются основные тенденции изменений в ней за последние десять лет. Предлагаются прогнозы и рекомендации по дальнейшему развитию религиозной среды. Ключевые слова: религиозная сеть, духовные потребности, свобода совести, конституционные гарантии, церковь, религиозные организации, государственно-церковные отношения, религиозное пространство. Potapova Lidia. THE RELIGIOUS AND CHURCH STRUCTURE OF UKRAINE: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS In the article it was examined the religious and church network of Ukraine in its institutional dimension, defined the keytrends in the religious space of the last ten years. It offered some predictions and recommendations on the further development of the religious environment. Ukraine remains one of the most religious countries in Europe in terms of belonging to religious denominations. The church, as a social institution, enjoys the highest trust of the population. That is why we can talk about a growth dynamic of the institutional network (it is within 2% for the last three years). Сonfirming the dynamic process of reproduction denominations functional structure needed for a decent expression of religious feelings and ensuring true freedom of conscience for citizens. There is an indicator of the confirming constitutional guarantees of the population on ideological beliefs and statistics which provide information about the state of religious-Ukraine institutions groups. It is currently the largest in the entire post-Soviet space. As a result of democratic changes in Ukraine, the current religious situation is marking by high dynamics and a high level of syncretism and versatility. Religiosity Ukrainian society describes the qualitative and quantitative determination (degree level character) assimilation of religious ideas, values and creates their significant impact on the behavior and livelihoods of the people. Keywords: religious network, spiritual needs freedom of conscience, constitutional guarantees, the church, religious organizations, state – church relations, religious space.

Keywords

• religious network
• spiritual needs freedom of conscience
• constitutional guarantees
• the church
• religious organizations
• state – church relations
• religious space
• религиозная сеть
• духовные потребности
• свобода совести
• конституционные гарантии
• церковь
• религиозные организации
• государственно-церковные отношения
• религиозное пространство