Protestantism in Ukraine

Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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Produktbeschreibung

Protestants in Ukraine number about 600 to 700 thousand (2007), about 1% of the total population. Nearly all traditional Protestant denominations are represented in the country. According to Christianity Today magazine, Ukraine has become not just the "Bible Belt" of Eastern Europe, but a "hub of evangelical church life, education, and missions". At present, the country is a key supplier of missionaries and center of evangelical training and press printing for all the countries of former Soviet Union, where legal environment is not so favourable. Compared to Protestants and Evangelicals in Western Europe and the United States, Ukrainian faithful are considered to be more conservative and traditional, practicing a form of strict moral asceticism. The earliest Protestants appeared in Ukraine in the 1530s and 40s. They were preceded by various pre-Reformation movements, like the Bogomils and Hussites. The first Protestant commune (Anabaptists) was established in Volodymyr-Volynsk in 1536. In the 1540s, primarily among the nobles, Lutherans, then Calvinists and some others began their activity.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786130218850
• ISBN-10: 6130218850
• Artikelnr.: 27976702