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Information × Registration Number 2115U005227, Article popup.category Стаття Title Historische Wurzeln interkonfessioneller Konflikte in der gegenwärtigen Ukraine: Identifikationsprobleme der christlichen Kirchen Historical Roots of Interfaith Conflicts in Contemporary Ukraine: Identity Problems of the Christian Churches (AI translated) popup.author Turiy OlehTuriy Oleh popup.publication 01-01-2015 popup.source_user Український католицький університет popup.source https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14570/697 popup.publisher Description While in the Western hemisphere, religious conflicts in Ukraine are often enough explained by the »global« and »geopolitical« situation of the country, this article argues that the search for a singular identity within the most prominent Ukrainian churches is responsible for religious quarrelling. Most of all, the traditional churches – the Greek Catholic Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Orthodox churches – face three challenges to their modern identity: from the state, from society, and from their own ecclesiology. More than conflicts within the churches, intra-church conflicts characterize the present religious situation in Ukraine. popup.nrat_date 2025-11-05 Close