Religiosity of Ukrainian population through the lenses of the secularization paradigm

Abstract

Religiosity of Ukrainian population through the lenses of the secularization paradigm. The article of D.V. Shestopalets reviews the various aspects of Ukrainian population’s religiosity. Using numerous social surveys (Razumkov Center 2010, 2014; World Values Survey 1999-2006; ISSP 2008), the author analyses religious beliefs, religious practices and religious values of Ukrainians through the lenses of the secularization paradigm as it was developed by P. Berger, B. Wilson, K. Dobbelaere and others. The article finds that despite the high level of declarative religiosity of the respondents which in often perceived as a definite sign of a religious revival, Ukrainian society in many respects (destruction of the hierarchy of meanings, the crisis of religious authority and compartmentalization of religion) appears to be rather secular.