Abstract
The primary objective of this article is to shift a few hypotheses on the relationship between religion and nation. In the beginning of the article I present the interrelations between a religion and a nation being analyzed in the literature while trying to answer the question why nations need religion. Next, I present the role and importance of Orthodox Church in Poland, being the criterion of ethnicity affiliation for Belarusian national minority in Poland, particularly in the Podlaskie Voivodeship as the main area of residence for this community. In the nearest perspective, the Orthodox religion is likely to play a significant part in the process of forming Polish multi-ethnic and multinational creative society.
Highlights
The main aim of the article is to answer the question what significance Orthodox religion holds considering both forming and maintaining national identity within Belarusian national minority in Poland in democratic conditions
Presenting the significance of religion while maintaining national identity really means analyzing the functions of Orthodox religion towards the national condition of Belarusian minority in Poland
The article was based on relatively rich literature considering the subject being discussed, my own studies analyzing national identity of Belarusian minority in Poland as well as on the results of the research being the part of my doctoral and M.A. seminars
Summary
The primary objective of this article is to shift a few hypotheses on the relationship between religion and nation. In the beginning of the article I present the interrelations between a religion and a nation being analyzed in the literature while trying to answer the question why nations need religion. I present the role and importance of Orthodox Church in Poland, being the criterion of ethnicity affiliation for Belarusian national minority in Poland, in the Podlaskie Voivodeship as the main area of residence for this community. The Orthodox religion is likely to play a significant part in the process of forming Polish multi-ethnic and multinational creative society
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