Posts tagged Mark R. Elliott

Journal Issue Explores Religion As A Weapon In Russia’s War Against Ukraine

(ANALYSIS) A newly released journal issue of “Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe” explores the Russian state’s dependency on a morally compromised Russian Orthodox Church to legitimize its quasi-religious fascism. Meanwhile, pastors in Bucha, Ukraine, where hundreds of civilian bodies were recently found shot to death, reflect on the theology needed to survive so much pain and suffering.

Europe, NewsMark R. ElliottApril 5, 2022Mark R. Elliott, Ukraine, Russia, Bucha, Soviet era, Putin, Kirill, Patriarch Kirill, OPREE, Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, ZengerComment

The Russian Christians Boldly Issuing Anti-War Appeals

(ANALYSIS) At around the same time a Russian Orthodox anti-war statement was distributed to collect nearly 300 signatures, several of Ukraine’s evangelical theological educators expressed to Russian evangelical leaders deep disappointment over their failure to speak out against Russia’s unprovoked attack. Some Russian evangelicals have issued their own anti-war statements.

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