Babynskyi A. The Patriarchal Movement in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Community in the Diaspora (1964–1989)

This dissertation is the first systematic study of the formation and development of the Ukrainian Patriarchal Movement as a socio-religious phenomenon of the Ukrainian diaspora in 1964–1989 in Ukrainian and international studies. The research is based on an extensive source base, including numerous unpublished materials from the Historical Archive of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in Rome (Italy) and archival collections of the Ukrainian diaspora in Stamford, Cleveland and Chicago (USA). Besides standard methodology used in the humanities, for the first time in Ukrainian theological studies, research methods from diaspora studies were used. In particular, as a theoretical framework to analyze the phenomenon of the Patriarchal Movement, the concept of «diasporic religion» was adopted. This dissertation is a significant contribution to further research in the history of the UGCC and the Ukrainian Diaspora in the twentieth century, as well as to the deepening of understanding of the role of religion in diaspora communities. It can be used in the preparation of educational materials on the history of the Church and the Ukrainian diaspora, as well as in planning a state strategy of Ukraine concerning the Ukrainian diaspora.