"Via Tertia" for the Orthodox Churches
Since its national awakening in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Ukrainian people have had two options for development: to pursue the modernist program of nation-building or to submit itself to the imperial projects that first the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, then the Soviet Union,...
Published in: | International journal of public theology |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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International journal of public theology
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IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KBK Europe (East) KDF Orthodox Church |
Further subjects: | B
Maidan
B Modernization B Civil Society B Nationalism B Modernity B symphony |
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Summary: | Since its national awakening in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Ukrainian people have had two options for development: to pursue the modernist program of nation-building or to submit itself to the imperial projects that first the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, then the Soviet Union, and lastly Vladimir Putin were trying to build. The Ukrainian Maidans of 2004 and 2013-14 indicated a third way, a via tertia: to developing a civil society based on civil values, such as transparency, justice, and solidarity. This third option is a way towards modernization. The Ukrainian churches found themselves at the crossroads facing the same choices—the modernist, imperialist, or civil. A public theology that advocates for a ‘symphony’ with civil society, instead of a traditional symphonic relationship with the state, suggests a way for the churches: it would make them coherent with the social developments in the country. |
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ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341623 |