The ‘Lviv Sobor’ of 1946 and its aftermath : towards truth and reconciliation
In 1946 the ‘Lviv Sobor’ voted to liquidate the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church. The Moscow Patriarchate considers it a ‘triumph of Orthodoxy,’ while the Catholic Church condemns it as an illegitimate council convened by Soviet authorities. What is the truth? This volume presents the contexts of the...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Leiden Boston : Brill,
2023
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Eastern Christian Studies
volume 34 Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2023 |
| Schlagworte: | Religion and politics Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche Ukrainische Katholische Kirche Lemberg Religionspolitik Geschichte 1946 Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevič Rezeption |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 232 Seiten) |
| Zusammenfassung: | In 1946 the ‘Lviv Sobor’ voted to liquidate the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church. The Moscow Patriarchate considers it a ‘triumph of Orthodoxy,’ while the Catholic Church condemns it as an illegitimate council convened by Soviet authorities. What is the truth? This volume presents the contexts of the ‘Lviv Sobor,’ its aftermath, and reception from various perspectives. Although there is no common narrative, scholars have concluded that the decisions of the ‘Lviv Sobor’ were coerced by Soviet authorities, the Russian Orthodox Church was forced to collaborate, and that reconciliation depends on acknowledging these facts in order to move toward reconciliation |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 232 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9789004545687 9004545689 9789004545670 9004545670 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/9789004545687 |