Cyril Hovorun
Biographic Data
| ID | 1096186 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cyril Hovorun |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cyril |
| FAMILY NAME | Hovorun |
| SIGNATURE | HOVORUN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Loyola Marymount University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7927-6995 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Many Nicaean dialectics
The paper examines the Council of Nicaea as a decisive moment in the formation of Christian thought, interpreting it through both Aristotelian–Porphyrian and Hegelian dialectics. It argues that Nicene theology inaugurated a distinct Christian scholasticism rooted in the categories of commonality and particularity, which shaped Trinitarian and Christological formulations. It further shows how the reception of Nicaea followed a dialectical pattern:…
How to Prevent Wars through Bridging Ecclesiological Gaps
The paper explores the gap between the church, seen from the ivory tower of high ecclesiology, and the ecclesial realities on the ground. It criticizes the romantic approach to the phenomenon of the church, which tends to ignore such a gap. It argues that ignoring the church’s shortcomings may lead to catastrophic consequences, including endorsing wars. A romantic approach to the church can generate momentum for mission, but its results can easil…
Obituary for Roman Zaviyskyy (August 6, 1975–June 29, 2024)
The Church as Res Publica
Christianity emerged valuing horizontal socio-political relations, which it inherited from Jesus Christ, and which resonated with the ideals of ancient Greek and Roman republicanism. As the church engaged with the Roman Empire, its republican roots faded, adopting monarchical traits. Still, republicanism never disappeared from the church or the Christian Empire. In the former, it took the form of synodality and became reflected in the ways of ele…
Severus of Antioch as Theologian and Ideologist
This paper explores the figure and theological legacy of Severus of Antioch, a founding father of the Oriental theological tradition. It delves into logical categories, which helped him rationalize Christ’s composition. The study focuses on the categories of common and particular natures, properties, and activities. Severus was engaged in polemics on many fronts: against real and imagined “Nestorianism,” Pope Leo, the council of Chalcedon, neo-Ch…
For the Life of the World and Orthodox Political Theology
The article explores the document For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church ( FLW) in the contexts that had instigated its promulgation. It maps this document in the coordinates of the Orthodox political theology during the long twentieth century. FLW corresponds to a line in “the theology of the 1960s,” which advocated for liberal democracy and against anti-Westernism. The article argues that FLW fulfills the unacco…
“Covid Theology”, or the “Significant Storm” of the Coronavirus Pandemic
The article examines various theological aspects of the perception of the coronavirus pandemic in the global Orthodoxy in general and the Russian Orthodox Church in particular. Among other aspects, it touches upon issues pertinent to the practices of celebration and distribution of the Eucharist under the conditions of hygienic restrictions. It also explores Christological arguments in support of each practice. The article proposes some particula…
Patristics and Sociolinguistics
The paper suggests a new hermeneutical take on receptive patristics. Receptive patristics means here the ways in which patristic texts are perceived in the community of patristic scholars and in ecclesiastical communities. The perceptions of the patristic materials that these two kinds of communities demonstrate are not always convergent. Their divergence can be explained on the basis of the distinction between normative linguistics and socioling…
Via Tertia for the Orthodox Churches
Since its national awakening in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Ukrainian people have had two options for development: to pursue the modernist program of nation-building or to submit itself to the imperial projects that first the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, then the Soviet Union, and lastly Vladimir Putin were trying to build. The Ukrainian Maidans of 2004 and 2013–14 indicated a third way, a via tertia : to developing a civil…
Political Orthodoxies
Ecumenism
This paper explores some forms of interaction between the Catholic and Orthodox churches in different contexts. Some of these forms are helpful, but not always efficient, and some are not helpful. Theological dialogues belong to the former category of interactions: they are helpful, but not efficient. Alliances on an ideological basis, for instance on the basis of "traditional values," are unhelpful, because they polarise the churches internally.…
Athanasius D. McVay. God’s Martyr, History’s Witness
Athanasius D. McVay . God’s Martyr, History’s Witness: Blessed Nykyta Budka, the First Ukrainian Catholic Bishop of Canada . Edmonton: Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton and the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, 2014. xxvi, 613 pp. Illustrations. Timeline. Bibliography. Index. C$25.00, paper
Humanitarianism and the Churches in Ukraine
This essay describes the scale and the nature of the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine caused by the military aggression against it from Russia. It provides a hermeneutics of the events of the Ma
Is the Byzantine "Symphony" Possible in Our Days
Journal Article Is the Byzantine "Symphony" Possible in Our Days? Get access Cyril Hovorun Cyril Hovorun Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 59, Issue 2, June 2017, Pages 280–296, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csv140 Published: 25 January 2016
Maximus, a Cautious Neo-Chalcedonian
Churches in the Ukrainian Public Square
During the winter of 2013–2014, hundreds of thousands protested in Kyiv against the regime of Viktor Yanukovych. As a result of the clashes with police, over one hundred civil protesters lost their lives, and hundreds were wounded by the troops loyal to the president, who eventually had to run away from Ukraine. Those events, which have been branded as “the revolution of dignity,” are unthinkable without the presence of the churches at the Maidan…
Will, Action and Freedom
Such important issues of the modern thought as freedom, will, and action have their roots not only in classical philosophy, but also in early Christian theology. The book aims to fill a gap in our knowledge about the theological roots of the issues mentioned. The author explores Christological contests of the 7th century on the issues of will and actions (energy) in Christ. The main source for the research are the acts of the western and eastern …
Will, Action and Freedom
Such important issues of the modern thought as freedom, will, and action have their roots not only in classical philosophy, but also in early Christian theology. The book aims to fill a gap in our knowledge about the theological roots of the issues mentioned. The author explores Christological contests of the 7th century on the issues of will and actions (energy) in Christ. The main source for the research are the acts of the western and eastern …
Churches in the Ukrainian Public Square
During the winter of 2013–2014, hundreds of thousands protested in Kyiv against the regime of Viktor Yanukovych. As a result of the clashes with police, over one hundred civil protesters lost their lives, and hundreds were wounded by the troops loyal to the president, who eventually had to run away from Ukraine. Those events, which have been branded as “the revolution of dignity,” are unthinkable without the presence of the churches at the Maidan…
For the Life of the World and Orthodox Political Theology
The article explores the document For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church ( FLW) in the contexts that had instigated its promulgation. It maps this document in the coordinates of the Orthodox political theology during the long twentieth century. FLW corresponds to a line in “the theology of the 1960s,” which advocated for liberal democracy and against anti-Westernism. The article argues that FLW fulfills the unacco…
Via Tertia for the Orthodox Churches
Since its national awakening in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Ukrainian people have had two options for development: to pursue the modernist program of nation-building or to submit itself to the imperial projects that first the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, then the Soviet Union, and lastly Vladimir Putin were trying to build. The Ukrainian Maidans of 2004 and 2013–14 indicated a third way, a via tertia : to developing a civil…
Humanitarianism and the Churches in Ukraine
This essay describes the scale and the nature of the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine caused by the military aggression against it from Russia. It provides a hermeneutics of the events of the Ma
Is the Byzantine "Symphony" Possible in Our Days
Journal Article Is the Byzantine "Symphony" Possible in Our Days? Get access Cyril Hovorun Cyril Hovorun Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 59, Issue 2, June 2017, Pages 280–296, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csv140 Published: 25 January 2016
Will, Action and Freedom
Such important issues of the modern thought as freedom, will, and action have their roots not only in classical philosophy, but also in early Christian theology. The book aims to fill a gap in our knowledge about the theological roots of the issues mentioned. The author explores Christological contests of the 7th century on the issues of will and actions (energy) in Christ. The main source for the research are the acts of the western and eastern …
Maximus, a Cautious Neo-Chalcedonian
Churches in the Ukrainian Public Square
During the winter of 2013–2014, hundreds of thousands protested in Kyiv against the regime of Viktor Yanukovych. As a result of the clashes with police, over one hundred civil protesters lost their lives, and hundreds were wounded by the troops loyal to the president, who eventually had to run away from Ukraine. Those events, which have been branded as “the revolution of dignity,” are unthinkable without the presence of the churches at the Maidan…
Athanasius D. McVay. God’s Martyr, History’s Witness
Athanasius D. McVay . God’s Martyr, History’s Witness: Blessed Nykyta Budka, the First Ukrainian Catholic Bishop of Canada . Edmonton: Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton and the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, 2014. xxvi, 613 pp. Illustrations. Timeline. Bibliography. Index. C$25.00, paper
Humanitarianism and the Churches in Ukraine
This essay describes the scale and the nature of the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine caused by the military aggression against it from Russia. It provides a hermeneutics of the events of the Ma
Is the Byzantine "Symphony" Possible in Our Days
Journal Article Is the Byzantine "Symphony" Possible in Our Days? Get access Cyril Hovorun Cyril Hovorun Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 59, Issue 2, June 2017, Pages 280–296, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csv140 Published: 25 January 2016
Ecumenism
This paper explores some forms of interaction between the Catholic and Orthodox churches in different contexts. Some of these forms are helpful, but not always efficient, and some are not helpful. Theological dialogues belong to the former category of interactions: they are helpful, but not efficient. Alliances on an ideological basis, for instance on the basis of "traditional values," are unhelpful, because they polarise the churches internally.…
Political Orthodoxies
Patristics and Sociolinguistics
The paper suggests a new hermeneutical take on receptive patristics. Receptive patristics means here the ways in which patristic texts are perceived in the community of patristic scholars and in ecclesiastical communities. The perceptions of the patristic materials that these two kinds of communities demonstrate are not always convergent. Their divergence can be explained on the basis of the distinction between normative linguistics and socioling…
Via Tertia for the Orthodox Churches
Since its national awakening in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Ukrainian people have had two options for development: to pursue the modernist program of nation-building or to submit itself to the imperial projects that first the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, then the Soviet Union, and lastly Vladimir Putin were trying to build. The Ukrainian Maidans of 2004 and 2013–14 indicated a third way, a via tertia : to developing a civil…
“Covid Theology”, or the “Significant Storm” of the Coronavirus Pandemic
The article examines various theological aspects of the perception of the coronavirus pandemic in the global Orthodoxy in general and the Russian Orthodox Church in particular. Among other aspects, it touches upon issues pertinent to the practices of celebration and distribution of the Eucharist under the conditions of hygienic restrictions. It also explores Christological arguments in support of each practice. The article proposes some particula…
Severus of Antioch as Theologian and Ideologist
This paper explores the figure and theological legacy of Severus of Antioch, a founding father of the Oriental theological tradition. It delves into logical categories, which helped him rationalize Christ’s composition. The study focuses on the categories of common and particular natures, properties, and activities. Severus was engaged in polemics on many fronts: against real and imagined “Nestorianism,” Pope Leo, the council of Chalcedon, neo-Ch…
For the Life of the World and Orthodox Political Theology
The article explores the document For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church ( FLW) in the contexts that had instigated its promulgation. It maps this document in the coordinates of the Orthodox political theology during the long twentieth century. FLW corresponds to a line in “the theology of the 1960s,” which advocated for liberal democracy and against anti-Westernism. The article argues that FLW fulfills the unacco…
How to Prevent Wars through Bridging Ecclesiological Gaps
The paper explores the gap between the church, seen from the ivory tower of high ecclesiology, and the ecclesial realities on the ground. It criticizes the romantic approach to the phenomenon of the church, which tends to ignore such a gap. It argues that ignoring the church’s shortcomings may lead to catastrophic consequences, including endorsing wars. A romantic approach to the church can generate momentum for mission, but its results can easil…
Obituary for Roman Zaviyskyy (August 6, 1975–June 29, 2024)
The Church as Res Publica
Christianity emerged valuing horizontal socio-political relations, which it inherited from Jesus Christ, and which resonated with the ideals of ancient Greek and Roman republicanism. As the church engaged with the Roman Empire, its republican roots faded, adopting monarchical traits. Still, republicanism never disappeared from the church or the Christian Empire. In the former, it took the form of synodality and became reflected in the ways of ele…
Many Nicaean dialectics
The paper examines the Council of Nicaea as a decisive moment in the formation of Christian thought, interpreting it through both Aristotelian–Porphyrian and Hegelian dialectics. It argues that Nicene theology inaugurated a distinct Christian scholasticism rooted in the categories of commonality and particularity, which shaped Trinitarian and Christological formulations. It further shows how the reception of Nicaea followed a dialectical pattern:…
Political science (14 works) · Philosophy (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Politics (8 works) · Theology (8 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (7 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (4 works)