Deus ex Machina of the War in Ukraine
A muddy torrent of quasi-theological apocrypha, dicta, narratives, and sermons contributes to what the Russians euphemistically call the "special military operation" in Ukraine. It bursts forth from the quills and lips of senior Orthodox hierarchs, including the Russian patriarch himself,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Review of ecumenical studies, Sibiu
Year: 2023, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 538-549 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CG Christianity and Politics KBK Europe (East) |
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| Summary: | A muddy torrent of quasi-theological apocrypha, dicta, narratives, and sermons contributes to what the Russians euphemistically call the "special military operation" in Ukraine. It bursts forth from the quills and lips of senior Orthodox hierarchs, including the Russian patriarch himself, as well as smaller figures who together constitute an eco-system within and around the Moscow Patriarchate including priests, lay theologians and activists. This torrent has swollen and become potent enough to rotate the millstones of war. |
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| ISSN: | 2359-8107 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of ecumenical studies, Sibiu
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2478/ress-2023-0033 |