Christian unity: the search for ways to achieve

2001 ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Yu. Ye. Reshetnikov
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Turn Of The Millennium ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
The Press ◽  
Christian Unity ◽  
Future Policy

Last year, the anniversary of all Christianity, witnessed a number of significant events caused by a new interest in understanding the problem of the unity of the Christian Church on the turn of the millennium. Due to the confidentiality of Ukraine, some of these events have or will have an immediate impact on Christianity in Ukraine and on the whole Ukrainian society as a whole. Undoubtedly, the main event, or more enlightened in the press, is a new impetus to the unification of the UOC-KP and the UAOC. But we would like to focus on two documents relating to the problem of Christian unity, the emergence of which was almost unnoticed by the wider public. But at the same time, these documents are too important as they outline the future policy of other Christian denominations by two influential Ukrainian christian churches - the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. These are the "Basic Principles of the attitude of the Russian Orthodox Church to the" I ", adopted by the Anniversary Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, and the Concept of the Ecumenical Position of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, adopted by the Synod of the Bishops of the UGCC. It is clear that the theme of the second document is wider, but at the same time, ecumenism, unification is impossible without solving the problem of relations with others, which makes it possible to compare the approaches laid down in the mentioned documents to the building of relations with other Christian confessions.

Ukraine church rift will be exploited by politicians

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Content Type

Significance The Russian Orthodox Church appears to be losing the struggle to control church institutions in Ukraine, as it contests moves by the Constantinople Patriarchate to grant recognition to a separate church in Kyiv. President Petro Poroshenko has led the campaign for separation. Impacts Swift moves towards autocephaly will help Poroshenko's re-election bid without guaranteeing him victory. Russian leaders will mount a strong fight-back against losing soft-power influence in Ukraine. The Russian church will weigh the risks of a final break with Constantinople and disrupted ties with other Orthodox churches. The Roman Catholic Church, which is strong in Ukraine, will avoid engaging in the Orthodox dispute and its political aspects.

scholarly journals The Foreign Press about the Change of Attitude of Soviet Power to Orthodoxy in 1943 (According to TASS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 62-171
Author(s):  
Drobotushenko Evgeny V. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
South America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Freedom Of Religion ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Soviet Government ◽  
The Press

The article analyzes a selection of materials of the foreign press, made by the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) in 1943 on the reaction to the change in the attitude of the Soviet government to the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). It is presented in one of the files of the state archive of the Russian Federation (SARF). In the collection mentioned, there are notes and articles of various editions of the countries of Europe, and also the States of North and South America, Africa, Australia. The claimed problems have not been seriously analyzed from the scientific point of view so far. The author notes that the negative and positive assessments of the transformation of the religious policy of the USSR were clearly divided into the two camps: the countries that supported the USSR in 1943 and the countries that had opposite views. The rhetoric of the press in the United States, Canada and England differed significantly from that one in Europe as a whole, and even more in Nazi Germany, Italy and Romania. The press of countries that were far away from the events, for example, the States of South America or Australia, reflected a neutral attitude to what was happening. Against this background, all actions of the Soviet authorities were assessed as superficial, temporary, and “fake”. According to the critics, they were forced. In reality, there was no question of freedom of religion in the USSR. In turn, the press of the allied countries relatively highly appreciated the changes in the policy of the Soviet state. It is obvious that the problems stated in the title of the article require further serious scientific analysis, which implies a large volume of work with foreign media of the time under consideration and with archival sources. Keywords: religion, Orthodoxy, freedom of religion, Patriarch, Council for the Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church, mass media

August 9 — the day of the Great Martyr Panteleimon, the holy healer

2021 ◽  
pp. 78-80
Author(s):  
Oksana Aleksandrovna Rybachok
Keyword(s):  
Twelfth Century ◽  
The Body ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Young Doctor ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Orthodox Christian ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
The Family ◽  
The City

On August 9, Orthodox Christian churches celebrate the day of remembrance of one of the most revered saints - the Great Martyr Panteleimon. Panteleimon the healer - under this name we know the saint who provides all kinds of support to doctors and contributes to the recovery of the sick. His veneration in the Russian Orthodox Church dates back to the twelfth century, when Prince Izyaslav placed the image of Panteleimon on his battle helmet. Born into the family of a noble pagan, the young man lost his mother early and was raised by his father, who decided to teach his son the art of healing. Having met the Christian Ermolai, who was in exile and guarded the secret of his religion, the young doctor was baptized. This happened after seeing the body of a dead boy bitten by a snake on the street of the city, whom Panteleimon was able to bring back to life by the power of prayer.

Русская Православная Церковь, Русская Православная Церковь заграницей, Российский Императорский Дом Романовых. История взаимоотношений после революции 1917 г.

2019 ◽  
pp. 10-55
Author(s):  
N.(.S.V.). Hieromonch
Keyword(s):  
Special Focus ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
World War Two ◽  
World War ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Official Position ◽  
Form Of Government ◽  
History Of

История отношений после революции 1917 года В этой статье затрагивается весьма спорный вопрос отношения между церковью и гражданскими властями. Значительный период в истории с 535 г. (6й роман императора Юстиниан провозглашает принцип симфонии ) до 2000 г. (год принятия Основы русского языка Православные общественные концепции ) приближается к автору в контекст рассмотрения монархии как предпочтительной формы правления. Статья описывает трагический период. Представлен Священный Синод Отношение Русской Православной Церкви к новым способам государственного бытия после революция 1917 года. Анализируются истории русского православия Зарубежная Церковь и формирование ее официальной позиции, согласно которой Вопрос о форме правления в России является исключительно церковным вопросом. Тщательно описаны обстоятельства, при которых Дом Романовых случилось после 1918 года: аспекты дальнейшей преемственности короны после смерть Николая II и царевича Алексея живым представителям Российский Императорский Дом и неоднозначные ответы РПЦЗ Антония (Храповицкого) и Патриарха Тихона для тех, кто имеет решающее значение ради Симфония власти . Особое внимание уделяется проекту Позиционирование российского Православная Церковь , разработчик Кирилл Владимирович Романов, Первоиерарх РПЦЗ и глава династии Романовых. Основной целью документа было регулировать отношения между патриархом и императором восстановленного русского Empire. Особое внимание также уделяется истории легитимации главы Российский Императорский Дом при Архиереях РПЦЗ и других приходах. Внимательно после развития отношений между Домом Романовых и Русская православная церковь от революционных событий 1917 года до Вторая мировая война Автор приходит к выводу, что монархизм, как доктрина основанный на многовековых традициях и ссылающийся на происхождение божества, гораздо больше естественным для принятия церковью, чем для любой другой формы правления.The History of Relations After the 1917 Revolution The article touches upon a highly debatable question of relations between Church and civil authorities. A significant period in history from 535 (the 6th Novel of Emperor Justinian declaring the symphony principle) up to 2000 (the year of adoption of the Basic principles of Russian Orthodox Social Concepts ) is approached by the author I the context of addressing monarchy as the preferable form of government. The article depicts a tragic period. Represented is the Holy Synods of the Russian Orthodox Church attitude towards the new ways of state being after the revolution of 1917. Analyzed are the history of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and the formation of its official position according to which the question of the form of government in Russia is a solely churchly issue. Carefully described are the circumstances in which the House of Romanov happened to be after 1918: aspects of further succession of the crown after the death of Nikolay II and Tsarevich Alexei to the living representatives of the Russian Imperial House and mixed responses of the ROCA (Metropolitan Antony (Khrapovitsky)) and Patriarch Tikhon to those crucial for the sake of symphony of authorities . Special attention is dedicated to the project of Positioning of the Russian Orthodox Church developed by Kirill Vladimirovich Romanov, First Hierarch of ROCA and Head of Romanov Dynasty. The documents main purpose was to regulate relations between the Patriarch and the Emperor of the restored Russian Empire. Special focus lies as well on the history of legitimization of the Head of the Russian Imperial House by hierarchs of ROCA and other congregations. Carefully following the development of relations between the House of Romanovs and Russian Orthodox Church starting from the revolutionary events of 1917 up to World War Two the author comes to a conclusion that monarchism, as a doctrine based on centuriesold traditions and referring to Devine origin, is much more natural for Church acceptance then any other form of government.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the Contemporary USSR

1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (01) ◽  
pp. 17-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bohdan R. Bociurkiw
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Soviet Regime ◽  
World War ◽  
Mikhail Gorbachev ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Western Ukraine

In 1944, the Soviet Army recaptured Galicia and Transcarpathia from the Germans, and the last stronghold of Ukrainian Greek Catholicism fell under Soviet control. Following the arrests of all Uniate bishops and of the “recalcitrant” clergy, the Lviv Sobor of March 1946 nullified the 1596 Union of Brest, which first established the Greek Catholic Church, and forcibly “reunified” the Uniates with the state-controlled Russian Orthodox Church. The post-World War II period saw the gradual suppression of the Uniate Church throughout Carpatho-Ukraine, Poland, and Eastern Slovakia, and marked the beginning of more than four decades of struggle for Eastern Rite Ukrainian Catholics in the USSR to maintain their banned Church against the overpowering alliance of the Soviet regime and the Russian Orthodox Church. Despite the enforced “reunification,” the Greek Catholic Church has remained the most important cultural and institutional preserve of national identity in Western Ukraine. The following is an examination of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church's attempts to assert its right to legal existence since the beginning of political and social revitalization under Mikhail Gorbachev.

scholarly journals Resistance and Submission. Pandemic, Late Modern Epistemes, and Russian Orthodox Ethos

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-38
Author(s):  
Alexander Agadjanian ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Church Leaders ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Online Forums ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
The Press ◽  
Secular Society ◽  
Late Modern

The article discusses the reactions within the Russian Orthodox Church to the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Based on materials from the press, religious and secular Internet‑resources and online forums, the article systematizes the variety of responses of Orthodox priests, laity and church leaders to the unprecedented interruption of liturgical cycle and church sociality in the period of sanitary restrictions. The extraordinary challenges of the pandemic period revealed otherwise less obvious trends within the Orthodox milieu, and the nature of its ambivalent correlation with the basic epistemes of the late modern secular society.

History and contents of the Podolsk Diocesan Gazette

2019 ◽  
pp. 221-231
Author(s):  
Владислав Дзюбинский
Keyword(s):  
Russian Empire ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Parish Ministry ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
The Press ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Russian Empire ◽  
The Church

Подольские епархиальные ведомости - это один из журналов, которые начали издаваться в середине XIX века в каждой епархии Русской Православной Церкви. Эти издания имеют огромную историческую ценность для современного историка, так как достаточно дают возможность глубоко познакомиться с бытом, проблемами и интересами православного духовенства и мирян провинциальной России середины XIX - начала XX века. Данная статья является кратким исследованием по истории церковного журнала «Подольские епархиальные ведомости» - официального периодического издания Подольской епархии. Территориально епархия находилась на юго-западе Российской империи и была создана после раздела Речи Посполитой и присоединения этого края к России. В журнале помещались официальные указы Синода и правящего архиерея, епархиальная хроника, печатались статистические данные церквей, приходов и монастырей, заметки по истории и богословию, помещались лучшие проповеди духовенства, обсуждались вопросы духовного образования, богослужебные вопросы, бытовые, сельскохозяйственные и многое другое. Авторами журнала были как правящий архиерей, так и сельские священники, которые также получили возможность поднимать вопросы, непосредственно касающиеся их приходского служения. В контексте общего состояния печати в Российской империи, в данной статье исследуется цель издания, история создания программы, тематика и рубрикация статей «Подольских епархиальных ведомостей», прослеживается вклад правящих архиереев в процесс их издания, освещаются имена главных редакторов и основных авторов журнала. Podolsk diocesan Gazette is one of the journals that began to be published in the mid-19th century in every diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. These publications are of great historical value to the modern historian, as they provide an opportunity to get acquainted with the life, problems and interests of Orthodox clergy and laity of provincial Russia in the middle of XIX - early XX centuries. This article is a brief study of the history of the church magazine "Podolsk diocesan Gazette" - the official periodical of the Podolsk diocese. Territorially the diocese was located in in the southwestern part of the Russian Empire and was created after the partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the annexation of this territory to Russia. The magazine contained official decrees of the Synod and the ruling bishop, a diocesan chronicle, and statistical data on churches, parishes, and monasteries, notes on history and theology, the best sermons of the clergy, discussed spiritual education, liturgical issues, domestic, agricultural issues, and more. The magazine's authors included both the ruling bishop and village priests, who also had an opportunity to raise issues directly related to their parish ministry. In the context of the general state of the press in the Russian Empire, this article examines the purpose of the publication, the history of the program, the themes and rubrication of articles of the Podolsk eparchial gazette, traces the contribution of the ruling bishops in the process of their publication, and highlights the names of the editors and the main authors of the magazine.

scholarly journals The retranslation of the sacre text: return ormodernization?

2009 ◽  
pp. 132-138
Author(s):  
G. T. Khukhuni ◽  
I. I. Valuitseva
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Right

The present article deals with the problem of the retranslation of the Bible in Christian tradition. The difference between Roman Catholic Church, Russian Orthodox Church and Protestant Churches is analyzed. Three main tendencies are postulated: 1) the return to the «right» text on sacred language and «purification» of the existing version; 2) striving for «modernization» – the transition from the traditional sacred language to the modern one; 3) the contamination of both tendencies, when the Bible is represented on «non-sacred» language, but the text is most archaized.

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