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The article presents a comprehensive interdisciplinary scientific and theological analysis of the social ministry of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) in the context of Christian theology and socio-humanitarian disciplines. Modern approaches of Orthodox theology to the social mission of Christianity ensure the integrity of the development of the human and society. The need to ensure the coherence of theological concepts of the Orthodox Church social teaching with the existing church and parish life, church educational mission, theological education, and social work is emphasized. Special attention is paid to the interdisciplinary connections of Orthodox theology, religious studies, psychology, pedagogy and philosophy. The social service of the OCU is a place of practice of sacred mission of Christianity, as well as a manifestation of the theoretical receptivity of the theological thought of Ukrainian Orthodoxy to find answers to the challenges of the global world. It is proposed to apply the social service of the Church as a strategic tool for the development of the social mission of the OCU, which ensures the adaptability of church communities and the spiritual and moral stability of the Christian world in the context of globalization processes. Tthe scientifically based development of the social teaching and social service of the Orthodox Church is a promising direction for the development of modern Orthodox theology in the context of socio-humanitarian sciences (history, psychology, literary studies, art, sociology, political science, law, cultural studies), which is able to effectively respond to the challenges of today. The theoretical aspects of the social service of the Orthodox Church is a part of the humanities in the formation of interdisciplinary connections between religion and science.
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Didukh, Rostyslav
(2026)
"An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Social Ministry of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in the Context of Christian Theology and Socio-Humanitarian Sciences,"
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: Vol. 46
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5
, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55221/2693-2229.2765
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https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree/vol46/iss5/6