The new issue of the ecclesiological and canonical magazine “Methron”

A new academic year will start in September, which will become an opportunity for the new issue of the ecclesiological and canonical magazine “Methron”. On occasion of its eleventh anniversary, this yearbook will come out in a yellow cover. It is a sign of hope and optimism that “Methron” is not the only one that survives among all theological journals in Ukraine! The ones who are convinced in the need for the development of Ukrainian theological scholarship would probably buy “Methron” to read interesting articles and enrich their minds. This also will be a civil step to support labor of idealists, who work without a separate financial or institutional support.

Articles under the cover of issue 10-11 (2013-2014) of Metron expand our understanding of the Church. Over and above defining and structuring the life of the Church, the Church Law should give courage to both the laity and the clergy to explore new ways of communicating with God and people. The Church being a complex body of believers, the unified understanding of such notions as “diaspora”, “pan-Orthodox council”, “authonomy”, or “local Church” is crucial for mutual understanding within the Church. These notions are considered from various perspectives and in various ecclesiastical and cultural contexts, providing an opportunity to contrast diverse interpretations and to seek common ground among them. The variety of topics covered in the articles include the questions of marriage, ecumenism, particular Church Law, etc.

The main editor of Metron is Mychajlo Dymyd. The topics of issue are: Diaspora, UGCC, Eastern Churches, Filioque, particular law in the locak Chuch. Authors are Maxim Hermanyuk. Grigorios III (Laham), Mychajlo Dymyd, Ignatios Dik, Juriy Leschinskiy, Patriachs from the Middle East, Ukrainian Catholic Hierarchy in Canada, Iryna Homyn, Oleg Hortyk.

Titles of articles are: Diaspora as a factor of a renewal for great and holy Council: Ukrainian experience. Covenant on transition of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA in the jurisdiction of the Universal Patriarchy of Constatinople. Canonical question of “diaspora”. From dependency to autonomy – Ukrainian Greek Catholic experience of the XX century. Ecclesiology of Metropolitan Maxim (Hermaniuk). The pluralism problem in the Church of Christ in relation to the Eastern Churches. Ecumenism of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Uniate ideas of Mutripolitans Joseph (Rutsky) and Petro (Mohyla) and their nowadays development in Patriarch Lubomyr (Huzar) understanding. Ecclesial identity and ecumenical mission of the UGCC at the beginning of the third millennium. Challenge of dual subordination and communion with Rome and the Eastern Church tradition. Ecclesiology and Ecumenism. We should have a Pope. The relationship between patriarchal Catholic Church and the Apostolic See of Rome. A few facts about Filioque question in UGCC, in particular the decree of Church in Canada to refuse the application “And the Son” in the Creed. Legislative activity of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyi on Christian marriage, based on decrees of Lviv Archeparchial Coundils in 1940 and 1941. Particular law of UGCC: dubium iuris aut activum iuris?; Decisions and Resolutions of the UGCC Synods in 1990-2000 years, which could have been added to canons of the particular law of the UGCC. Review on the monograph of Igor Skochylias. “Gift of Love”: Kunyche (Church tax) in Kyiv Metropolis in XIII-XVIII centuries.