KDA publishes textbook on history of Local Orthodox Churches

The textbook "The History of the Local Orthodox Churches". Photo: Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary

The first part of the textbook "History of Local Orthodox Churches" has been published at the Kyiv Theological Academy, reports the KDA press service.

The textbook was prepared by Professor of the Kyiv Theological Academy Volodymyr Bureha in accordance with the curriculum for the 4th year of the Kyiv Theological Seminary.

The book consists of three thematic sections. The first focuses on the system of world Orthodoxy, including the territorial principle governing the extension of canonical jurisdiction, the concepts of autocephaly and autonomy, as well as questions of primacy in the Universal Church, the diptychs, and the Orthodox diaspora. The second section contains historical essays on the four ancient patriarchates – Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem – from the 20th to the early 21st century. The third section examines the historical development of the Russian, Georgian, and Serbian Orthodox Churches as patriarchates that were established after the Ecumenical Councils.

The publication is already available for purchase in the church online store "Titlo – Tserkovna Knyha." In the future, a second part of the textbook is planned, which will include essays on the Romanian and Bulgarian Patriarchates, as well as on Local Churches with the status of archbishoprics and metropolises – the Churches of Cyprus, Greece, Poland, Albania, and the Czech Lands and Slovakia. A separate section will be devoted to Churches that do not have full recognition in the Orthodox world.

As the UOJ reported, KDA published a book on the history of the UOC.

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