INFLUENCE OF EUROPEAN RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE ADVERTISING ON THE FORMATION OF UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX

Abstract

The relevance of the topic lies in the need to study state-church and interreligious relations in Ukraine during the period of independence in the context of political processes in modern Europe. Modern vectors of the state government's policy in the religious sphere are analyzed. It has been established that in the political system of Ukraine, one of the types of political institutions that affects the sphere of state-religious relations are the institutions of the President and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which played a key role in the formation of the autocephalous Ukrainian Church. It is indicated that the current political situation in Ukraine shows a deep crisis in relations in many spheres of social life, including interreligious relations. The purpose of the article is to highlight the problems of political influence on modern Orthodoxy in Ukraine, which is in a state of division. The methodological bases of the research were historical and comparative methods, comparative approach, traditionalism, hermeneutics, religious anthropology, philosophical symbolism, methods of analysis and synthesis. Research results. The Orthodox Church is the dominant denomination in Ukraine, but today it is in the stage of division into different jurisdictions. It has been proven that the unification of the divided branches of Ukrainian Orthodoxy will contribute to the consolidation of Ukrainian society, especially in the presence of Russia's open aggression. It was established that the institutions of the presidency and parliamentarianism actively participated in the process of formation of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The formation of the United Church should take place on the basis of a constructive dialogue between the authorities, denominations and society. It has been proven that the branches of the divided Ukrainian Orthodoxy are under the active political influence of the geopolitical confrontation of the European scale. The study claims that the problem of the formation of the United Orthodox Church in Ukraine today is urgent and extremely acute. It was established that the status of the United Independent Church affects issues of national security, international recognition, geopolitical influence, consolidation of Ukrainian society, unification of selfidentification of Ukrainian citizens and is an important conflict-causing factor. Therefore, the church is an important factor in the consolidation of the divided Ukrainian society, so the state policy in this area should be directed to support the project of the Local Church. On their own, the churches failed to unite during thirty years of independence. Therefore, strict state regulation of the process of interfaith dialogue and interaction on the way to full unification is necessary.