Greek in faith yet Latin in language; Orthodox in confession yet Catholic in educational outlook—the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy defied traditional categories. Indeed, its professors would cross political and confessional borders in search of education and return with new ideas, shaping the learned elite of the Cossack Hetmanate and leaving a lasting imprint on Ukrainian culture. This book explores why Kyiv turned to Western learning, how that shift led to the Academy’s foundation, and how scholastic Aristotelianism was taught there from the early 17th century until the arrival of German scholarship in the mid-18th century. Drawing on manuscripts, student journeys, and concealed textual borrowings, it presents the Academy as a vibrant intersection of cultures in early modern Europe.
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine - ORCID: 0000-0001-8102-4036
Mykola Fediai
The Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and the Rise of Latin Orthodox Learningpp.69-96
pp.175-201
Mykola Fediai
Appendix 1. Professors of Philosophy at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in 1632–1759pp.211-220
Mykola Fediai
Appendix 3. Uniate Philosophy in the 17th Century: the Prooemium by Lev Kyshkapp.231-234
pp.235-244
Book Title
Latin Philosophy and Greek Faith
Book Subtitle
The Kyiv-Mohyla Academy on the Intellectual Map of Early Modern Europe
Authors
Mykola Fediai
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
292
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1033-1
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1032-4
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1033-1
Series Title
Knowledge and its Histories
Series ISSN
3035-5974
Series E-ISSN
3035-5923