The World Council of Churches at the 11th General Assembly on the War in Ukraine

The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in 2022 published a statement about the war in Ukraine, War in Ukraine, Peace and Justice in the European Region. The statement raised quite a lot discussion in the assembly, mostly about its failure to make any concrete suggestions in order t...

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Main Author: Kopperoinen, Petja (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: George Fox University 2023
In: Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe
Year: 2023, Volume: 43, Issue: 5, Pages: 103-108
Further subjects:B World Council of Churches
B Ukraine
B Russian Orthodox Church
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Summary:The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in 2022 published a statement about the war in Ukraine, War in Ukraine, Peace and Justice in the European Region. The statement raised quite a lot discussion in the assembly, mostly about its failure to make any concrete suggestions in order to achieve peace. This essay provides a summary of the statement and of the discussion in the assembly. The essay points out a few flaws in the statement and shows the historical frame in which the statement was written.
ISSN:2693-2148
Contains:Enthalten in: Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.55221/2693-2148.2423