Practical models of socially relevant activities of the clergy of the orthodox church of Ukraine under the conditions of pandemic COVID-19 (by the example of the western region of the country)
Abstract
The influence of the pandemic COVID-19 on church-religious life and state
of public consciousness in Ukraine is considered, and the basic tendencies and contradictions
of public reaction to pandemic threats are reviewed. The main focus is on the Orthodox Church
of Ukraine and its practical actions to prevent this dangerous infection. In order to study the
views on the specifics of parish life and the role of the pastor in the conditions of the coronavirus
pandemic, a detailed survey among the clergymen of the same denomination was carried out
by questionnaire. The material has been processed within the framework of the project "Social
Functionality of Religion in Conditions of Extreme Peril: Ideological-Theoretical and Practical
Dimensions" under the state registration number: 0121U109446.