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Religion and Society

In various ways the Churches and other religious organizations of Ukraine influence their society and society likewise exerts its own influence on religion.

Articles on social themes:

Commentary on the government decision to elevate the status of Ukraine’s state structure on matters of religion
04.01.2007, [16:39] // Analysis & comments //
Oleksandr ZAIETS, director of the Institute of Religious Freedom

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Expert Opinion: Cabinet of Ministers again considers introducing direct control of religious processes in the country
23.11.2006, [09:22] // Analysis & comments //
Liudmyla FYLYPOVYCH, doctor of philosophy, head of the Department of Religious Processes in Ukraine of the Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, executive director of the Center of Religious Information and Freedom of the Ukrainian Association of Religious Studies Experts

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A few remarks on the elevation of the status of the authority on matters of religion
23.11.2006, [09:18] // Analysis & comments //
Oleg KYSELYOV, master of religious studies, coordinator of the Youth Religious Studies Association

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Expert opinion: State Committee on Religions was revived secretly
23.11.2006, [09:15] // Analysis & comments //
Lesia KOVALENKO, doctor of law, assistant director of the Institute of Religion and Society of the Ukrainian Catholic University

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Activities of the Orthodox churches of Zhytomyr in the context of the sociopolitical life of the region
16.11.2006, [15:52] // Analysis & comments //
Zhytomyr – Oleksandr Pyvovarskyi, head specialist of the Department of Contacts with Civic Associations of the Public Relations Office of the Regional Administration in central Ukrainian Zhytomyr, on 31 October 2006 released a report on the activities of the Orthodox churches of the region, their influence on the sociopolitical situation in the region, problems in inter-Orthodox relations, and ways of prevention thereof. The complete text of the report follows.

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• Religious Freedom in Ukraine: The Current Context
• Canonical territory of the Moscow Patriarchate. An analysis of contempory Russian Orthodox thought — pdf-format — Fr. J. Buciora of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
• Memory on the Pope
• The Destiny of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at the Beginning of the 21st Century
• Interreligious relations
• Church Strength in Ukraine and How Religious is Ukraine? Results of Survey Research
• Interconfessional Intolerance in Ukraine
• The Need for Reform in Orthodoxy
• The Processes of Institutional Religion in Ukraine
  An analysis of the official government statistics from 2001 regarding religious groups in Ukraine (Statistics given in our Resources section)
• Protestants in the Former Soviet Union: What Survey Findings Reveal
• Religious Freedom Report on Ukraine (U.S. State Department), released on 31 March 2003
• Religious Freedom Report on Ukraine (U.S. State Department), released on October 26, 2001
• Religious Mass Media in Ukraine
• Social Problems in Ukraine and the Response of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church to the Challenges of the Times
• Ukraine responds to the Papal Visit
  Brief articles on how Pope John Paul II's visit to Ukraine in June 2001 was received by different groups, secular and religious