ABSTRACT

In February 2020 representatives of Orthodox churches met in Amman, Jordan to discuss the situation of Orthodoxy in Ukraine. The Amman meeting offers a snapshot of the inner dynamics and tensions in world Orthodoxy, where the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine (OCU) currently is a central concern. It sheds light on challenges facing the OCU and its capacity to pursue wider recognition through relationships and communion. After introducing the concepts of recognition and communion, the author examines the preparations, proceedings, and significance of the meeting in Amman. He concludes with a reflection on: (1) how Amman helps to situate the controversy around the OCU’s recognition squarely in the context of international Orthodoxy, and (2) why it is urgent for the churches in Ukraine and Russia to replace divisive speech and action with a renewed commitment to inter-Orthodox communion as an ethical imperative. Despite the polarization arising from the Russia–Ukraine conflict, the two churches face similar challenges in protecting their autonomous moral agency in the public sphere from political co-optation.

摘要

2020年2月，东正教教会的代表在约旦安曼聚会，讨论乌克兰东正教的情况。安曼会议提供了世界东正教内部动态和紧张局势的快照，乌克兰东正教教会（OCU）的自理目前是一个主要问题。它阐明了OCU所面临的挑战及其通过关系和交流寻求更广泛认可的能力。在介绍了承认和交流的概念之后，作者研究了在安曼举行的会议的筹备情况，会议过程和意义。他的结论是：（1）在国际正教的背景下，安曼如何帮助围绕OCU的认可直面争议，（2）为何乌克兰和俄罗斯的教堂迫切需要以新的承诺来取代东正教之间的交流，这在道德上是当务之急，以取代分歧性的言论和行动。尽管俄罗斯与乌克兰之间的冲突引起两极分化，但两个教会在保护其公共领域的自治道德机构免受政治选择时，面临着相似的挑战。