State-Religion Relationships in Ukraine during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Specific and Particular Features

This paper presents the particular functioning of state-religion relationships in Ukraine during the coronavirus pandemic. Our research proved that the Ukrainian government has developed two strategies – a restrictive strategy and a partner strategy – in dealing with religious organisations in this...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ef3bde2c36b9432c9dcc621e050efa642021-11-21T11:06:46ZState-Religion Relationships in Ukraine during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Specific and Particular Features10.29202/fhi/16/32311-88222519-2604https://doaj.org/article/ef3bde2c36b9432c9dcc621e050efa642021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.fhijournal.org/journals/2021/16/FHI_16_KharkovshchenkoTurenko.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2311-8822https://doaj.org/toc/2519-2604This paper presents the particular functioning of state-religion relationships in Ukraine during the coronavirus pandemic. Our research proved that the Ukrainian government has developed two strategies – a restrictive strategy and a partner strategy – in dealing with religious organisations in this crisis. Restrictions were aimed at reducing coronavirus cases in the country. The partnership was created to provide mutual aid in treating the infected citizens of Ukraine. The authors have also proved that religious organisations in Ukraine found themselves in a difficult situation – between the threat of their total discontinuation and the challenges of possible transformation of their activity. Therefore, a partial limitation of church service attendance has been introduced, focusing on the fact that a religious organisation cannot waive church services since that would contradict its nature and mission. The authors have concluded that further harmonious interaction of government authorities and religious organisations in Ukraine in COVID-19 conditions depends on numerous factors: the epidemiologic situation, government decisions on the functioning of various social institutions, religious institutions in particular, and support by religious leaders of government initiatives on preventing the public spread of the disease.Yevhen KharkovshchenkoVitalii TurenkoInternational Society of Philosophy and Cosmologyarticlerelationships between the state and religionscovid-19religious organisation in ukraineorthodox church of ukraine (ocu)ukrainian orthodox church (uoc)ukrainian greekcatholic church (ugcc)religious securityEducationLENRUUKFuture Human Image, Vol 16, Pp 31-42 (2021)
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language EN
RU
UK
topic relationships between the state and religions
covid-19
religious organisation in ukraine
orthodox church of ukraine (ocu)
ukrainian orthodox church (uoc)
ukrainian greekcatholic church (ugcc)
religious security
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spellingShingle relationships between the state and religions
covid-19
religious organisation in ukraine
orthodox church of ukraine (ocu)
ukrainian orthodox church (uoc)
ukrainian greekcatholic church (ugcc)
religious security
Education
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Yevhen Kharkovshchenko
Vitalii Turenko
State-Religion Relationships in Ukraine during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Specific and Particular Features
description This paper presents the particular functioning of state-religion relationships in Ukraine during the coronavirus pandemic. Our research proved that the Ukrainian government has developed two strategies – a restrictive strategy and a partner strategy – in dealing with religious organisations in this crisis. Restrictions were aimed at reducing coronavirus cases in the country. The partnership was created to provide mutual aid in treating the infected citizens of Ukraine. The authors have also proved that religious organisations in Ukraine found themselves in a difficult situation – between the threat of their total discontinuation and the challenges of possible transformation of their activity. Therefore, a partial limitation of church service attendance has been introduced, focusing on the fact that a religious organisation cannot waive church services since that would contradict its nature and mission. The authors have concluded that further harmonious interaction of government authorities and religious organisations in Ukraine in COVID-19 conditions depends on numerous factors: the epidemiologic situation, government decisions on the functioning of various social institutions, religious institutions in particular, and support by religious leaders of government initiatives on preventing the public spread of the disease.
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Vitalii Turenko
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title State-Religion Relationships in Ukraine during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Specific and Particular Features
title_short State-Religion Relationships in Ukraine during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Specific and Particular Features
title_full State-Religion Relationships in Ukraine during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Specific and Particular Features
title_fullStr State-Religion Relationships in Ukraine during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Specific and Particular Features
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title_sort state-religion relationships in ukraine during the covid-19 pandemic: specific and particular features
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