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Cherenkov, Mykhailo (2018) "Protestants and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: In Search of Inclusive Solutions," Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: Vol. 38 : Iss. 2 , Article 3.
Abstract
Post-Soviet Protestants, having gotten used to living in coexistence
with an atheistic society over the course of 70 years, have discovered
something new in the years since Ukraine gained independence—Orthodox
tradition. It did not happen at once, but the first attempts have been
made at reclassifying the relationship between Protestants and Orthodox
as other, not foreign. However, the Orthodox other is not the only
other. In dialogue with the official Orthodox Church, it is easy to lose
sight of the diversity within Orthodoxy (Orthodox churches are “other”
to each other), and also the coexistence in the same cultural arena of
Catholic and Greek Catholic churches. The disunity of the Orthodox
Church and its internal diversity should be especially interesting to
Protestants, because it creates the opportunity for a confessional
census. Put simply, when there are multiple “others,” then there is room
for the Protestants as well. Diversity is a fact, which, when
considered, sheds light on precedents and also rights.
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