Vysotska T. Autocephaly of the Orthodox as a factor of change in the religious, ecclesiastical and socio-political life of Ukraine

The dissertation is devoted to the analysis of the Ukrainian experience of combining national values with universal Christian values within the framework of "open Orthodoxy", the ideas of which provide unique opportunities for permanent unification processes, broad socio-political and civic reconciliation, starting from the religious sphere to national and regional initiatives. The positive potential of Ukrainian Orthodoxy's influence on the development of a common civic and political identity on the basis of a broader than ethnic culture or Kyiv Christian tradition is gradually being revealed, so far mainly in the activities and rhetoric of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. An objective religious assessment of the vectors of change, assessment of the possible positive impact of "open Orthodoxy" as an ideological platform for the unity of all Orthodox Ukrainians, identification of points of contact between the ideas of "open Orthodoxy" PCU and values professed by most local Orthodox churches led by Patriarchate of Constantinople. A comprehensive assessment of the prospects for further unification processes in Ukrainian Orthodoxy after the constitution of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine was conducted.