Church and local Communities in Belarus in the face of social challenges Cover Image

Kościół i społeczności lokalne w Białorusi w obliczu wyzwań społecznych
Church and local Communities in Belarus in the face of social challenges

Author(s): Vitali Burko
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Christian Theology and Religion, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Theology and Religion, Comparative politics
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Misyjne Księży Sercanów
Keywords: Church; religious denominations; Belarus; local communities; public difficulties;

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the specifics of the functioning of the Church and local communities in Belarus in the face of social challenges. It presents the statistics of religious confessions, outlines the structure of the „local community” in its scientific, theoretical and practical aspects, shows the role of the Church and local communities in the implementation of civil defense and defines arsenal of general self-defense.

  • Issue Year: 35/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 249-265
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish