THE CHURCH IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES

Authors

Authors

Myroslava Volodymyrivna Bielova, Vadym Ivanovych Pishta, Viktor Viktorovich Zaborovskyy, Sandra Olexandrivna Boldizhar, Polina Volodymyrivna Malesh, Anatolii Anatoliiovych Holovka, Volodymyr Vasylovych Khymynets, Serhiy Ivanovych Zdioruk, Viacheslav Heorhiiovych Potapenko, Volodymyr Valeriiovych Tokman, Svitlana Ivanivna Iskra, Olena Yevhenivna Vereshchahina-Biliavska, Violetta Valeriivna Lappo, Oksana Andriivna Melnyk, Mykola Mykhailovych Palinchak, Roman Romanovych Megela, Vasyl Vasylovich Moldavchuk, Mykola Mykhailovych Palinchak, Konstantyn Henadiiovych Myronov (Hieromonk Kyrylo), Yevhen Volodymyrovych Nikolskiy, Mykola Mykhailovych Palinchak, Diana Mykhailivna Steblak, Pavlo Sviatoslavovych Semanchuk (Archbishop Herman), Constantin Vasile Țoca, Sarah-Elissa Pázmány-Jianu, Yuliia Ihorivna Khlystun, Gennadii Anatoliiovych Tselkovsky, Victoria Stanislavivna Vasylenko, Andrii Anatoliiovych Skladan, Iryna Mykolayivna Shopina

The Church In Democratic Societies: Scientific monograph. Riga, Latvia : «Baltija Publishing», 2026. 328 p.

Chapters

  • The influence of religion and religious organisations on the development of transplantology and assisted reproductive technologies
    Myroslava Volodymyrivna Bielova, Vadym Ivanovych Pishta, Viktor Viktorovich Zaborovskyy, Sandra Olexandrivna Boldizhar, Polina Volodymyrivna Malesh
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  • Ensuring Cohesion in Regions with Multi-Confessional and Multi-Ethnic Populations
    Anatolii Anatoliiovych Holovka, Volodymyr Vasylovych Khymynets
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  • State policy of Ukraine in the religious sphere: the context of national security in times of war
    Serhiy Ivanovych Zdioruk, Viacheslav Heorhiiovych Potapenko, Volodymyr Valeriiovych Tokman
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  • The Roman Catholic Church in Vinnytsia Region during the Period of Independent Ukraine
    Svitlana Ivanivna Iskra, Olena Yevhenivna Vereshchahina-Biliavska
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  • The axiological paradigm of Ukrainian hagiography in church tradition and educational practice
    Violetta Valeriivna Lappo
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  • Heart and religion: importance in the mental and spiritual life of man
    Oksana Andriivna Melnyk
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  • Constitutional and legal support of state-church relations in the Czech Republic in the process of democratization of the political system
    Mykola Mykhailovych Palinchak, Roman Romanovych Megela, Vasyl Vasylovich Moldavchuk
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  • Comparative analysis of models of state–confessional relations
    Mykola Mykhailovych Palinchak, Konstantyn Henadiiovych Myronov (Hieromonk Kyrylo), Yevhen Volodymyrovych Nikolskiy
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  • The Religious Landscape of the United States in 2025: A Political and Legal Analysis
    Mykola Mykhailovych Palinchak, Diana Mykhailivna Steblak
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  • Factors of Jurisdictional Transformations in the Canonical Tradition of the Orthodox Church
    Pavlo Sviatoslavovych Semanchuk (Archbishop Herman)
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  • Faith, Freedom, and Moral Dialogue: The Church’s Adaptive Role in Digital Democracies
    Constantin Vasile Țoca, Sarah-Elissa Pázmány-Jianu
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  • Apocalypse in Colors: Visual Semiotics of the End Times in Modern Ukrainian Church Muralism
    Yuliia Ihorivna Khlystun
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  • Prospects and opportunities for Ukraine's European integration for religious organisations
    Gennadii Anatoliiovych Tselkovsky, Victoria Stanislavivna Vasylenko, Andrii Anatoliiovych Skladan
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  • Legal Framework for the Activities of Religious Organizations and Alternative Non-Military Service in Ukraine
    Iryna Mykolayivna Shopina
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Author Biographies
Myroslava Volodymyrivna Bielova, Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine

Doctor of Law, Professor at the Department of Constitutional and Comparative Law

Vadym Ivanovych Pishta, Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine

PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of Administrative, Financial and Informative Law

Viktor Viktorovich Zaborovskyy, Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine

Doctor of Juridical Science, Professor, Professor at the Department of Civil Law and Civil Procedure

Sandra Olexandrivna Boldizhar, Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine

Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor at the Department of of Administrative, Financial and Informative Law

Polina Volodymyrivna Malesh, Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine

PhD student, Trnava University, Assistant at the Department of Administrative, Financial and Informative Law

Anatolii Anatoliiovych Holovka, The National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ukraine

Candidate of Political Sciences, Leading researcher of the Western Region Research Department

Volodymyr Vasylovych Khymynets, The National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ukraine

Doctor of Economics, Head of the Western Region Research Department

Serhiy Ivanovych Zdioruk, National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ukraine

Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, Leading Researcher at the Center for Domestic Policy Studies

Viacheslav Heorhiiovych Potapenko, National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ukraine

Doctor of Economics, Senior Researcher, Deputy Director

Volodymyr Valeriiovych Tokman, National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ukraine

Doctor of Philosophy, Leading Researcher at the Center for Domestic Policy Studies

Svitlana Ivanivna Iskra, Vinnytsia Humanities Pedagogical College, Ukraine

Candidate of Art History, Head of the Department of Theory and Methods of Music Education

Olena Yevhenivna Vereshchahina-Biliavska, Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsyubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Ukraine

Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor at the Department of Music and Performing Arts

Violetta Valeriivna Lappo, Kolomyia Educational Scientific Institute of the Vasyl Stefanyk Сarpathian National University, Ukraine

Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor at the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology

Oksana Andriivna Melnyk, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine

Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Senior Researcher, Associate Professor at the Department of General Psychology

Mykola Mykhailovych Palinchak, Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine

Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Professor at the Department of International Politics, Dean of the Faculty of International Economic Relations

Roman Romanovych Megela, Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine

Doctor of Philosophy

Vasyl Vasylovich Moldavchuk, Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine

Master of International Economic Relations

Mykola Mykhailovych Palinchak, Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine

Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Professor at the Department of International Politics, Dean of the Faculty of International Economic Relations

Konstantyn Henadiiovych Myronov (Hieromonk Kyrylo), Pontificia Università Lateranense, Italy

Master of Theology, Doctor of Philosophy in Canon Law, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Canon Law

Yevhen Volodymyrovych Nikolskiy, Augustyn Voloshyn Carpathian University, Ukraine

Doctor of Divinity (D.D.), Professor, Professor at the Department of Theology

Mykola Mykhailovych Palinchak, Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine

Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Professor at the Department of International Politics, Dean of the Faculty of International Economic Relations

Diana Mykhailivna Steblak, Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine

Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor at the Department of International Politics

Pavlo Sviatoslavovych Semanchuk (Archbishop Herman)

Master of Theology, Archbishop of Kamianets-Podilskyi and Novoushytsia Khmelnytskyi Region, Ukraine

Constantin Vasile Țoca, University of Oradea, Romania

Associate Professor, PhD at the Department of International Relations and European Studies

Sarah-Elissa Pázmány-Jianu, University of Oradea, Romania

MA Student in Regional Development and Institutional Communication

Yuliia Ihorivna Khlystun, SA Narva Museum, Estonia

PhD in Cultural Studies, Researcher

Gennadii Anatoliiovych Tselkovsky, Mykhailo Dragomanov Ukrainian State University, Ukraine

Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associated Professor at the Department of Culturology, Theology and Religious Studies

Victoria Stanislavivna Vasylenko, Mykhailo Dragomanov Ukrainian State University, Ukraine

Senior Lecturer at the Department of Culturology, Theology and Religious Studies

Andrii Anatoliiovych Skladan, Mykhailo Dragomanov Ukrainian State University, Ukraine

Postgraduate Student at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies

Iryna Mykolayivna Shopina, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine

Doctor of Law, Professor, Professor at the Department of Administrative and Legal Disciplines

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