One, Holy, Catholic...Ukrainian?: The Catholic Church and Ukrainian National Identity Formation
Heekin-Canedy, Siobhan S.
2020
- This capstone aims to show how and why the Catholic Church has contributed andcontinues to contribute to Ukrainian national identity formation. This inquiry will include both the Roman and Greek Catholic Churches, but will focus primarily on the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The first half of the paper will be devoted to a historical overview of the role of the Catholic Church in various eras ... read moreof Ukrainian identity formation. The period from the 19th century through World War II will receive significant attention, since this era was pivotal for what is known as the Ukrainian national awakening. Furthermore, during this period, the Greek Catholic Church shifted from influencing the Ukrainian national movement through its opposition to it, to being one of its most ardent defenders. The second half of the paper will examine the Catholic Church’s role in Ukrainian national identity formation through a geopolitical lens. Using classical and critical approaches to geopolitics, it will establish the primary reasons for the Catholic Church’s shift from resistance to support of the Ukrainian national movement. Taken as a whole, this historical analysis will lend support to the primary goal of the capstone, which is to demonstrate the Catholic Church’s indispensable role in Ukrainian national identity formation, with suggestive conclusions about the future role and impact of the Catholic Church on the evolution of Ukrainian national identity. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.read less
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