A “new Orthodoxy” – isn’t that an oxymoron? The very word, with either an upper-case or a lower-case “o,” connotes conservatism. And Church “Orthodoxy,” which means “right teaching” or “right belief,” suggests dogmatism. Moreover, the Russian Orthodox Church, which is the bearer of the kind of Orthodoxy with which most Ukrainians are familiar, is well-known for its conservative approach to matters both theological and political.