PROTESTANT ENVIRONMENT OF UKRAINE: IN SEARCH OF RELIGIOUS TYPOLOGIES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE ALLUKRAINIAN UNION OF CHURCHES OF EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN BAPTISTS)
Journal: EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE: COLLECTION OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS (Vol.30, No. 1)Publication Date: 2021-02-26
Authors : Ivan Kunderenko;
Page : 92-105
Keywords : typology; protestants; society; church;
Abstract
Applying the typology of R. Niebuhr to the Protestant environment of Ukraine is nearly impossible, because despite the preserved faith statements, the level of involvement of Protestants in Ukrainian society has changed significantly. Thus, the usual classification is not efficient due to the dynamics of the social dimension of Protestants and the background of theological conservatism. Author agrees with the proposed paradigm of D. Hollinger, that in any interaction with society there are two dimensions, in the middle of which we can make a certain ranking. The impact can be individual or structural, as well as reactionary or preventive. The following vectors have become especially common among Protestants: 1. Christian relief; 2. Creating alternative Christian institutions; 3. Evangelism, not just a method to introduce beliefs to others, but also as a vehicle of structural changes in society; 4. Prophetic proclamation as a way to react on existing negative trends; 5. Political lobbying with an attempt to prevent the adoption of certain bills, or vice versa, their promotion; 6. Creation of political parties or political groups; 7. Nonviolent resistance; 8. The practice of Christian incarnation as a manifestation of faithfulness to God with the understanding that the attainability of ethical standards is possible only within the Christian community; 9. Individual impact with understanding that Christians hold views and moral (ethical) principles that differ from secular society, however Christians apply those principles, within and outside boundaries of Christendom.
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