Strategies of Religious Communication of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Context of Russia’s War Against Ukraine
The article examines the strategies of religious communication employed by the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. It discusses the transformation of approaches to religious activity through media platforms, particularly the "Nadiya" TV channel, whi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe
Year: 2025, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 130-145 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spiritual Support
B Seventh-day Adventist Church B Religious Communication B "Nadiya" TV channel B information warfare |
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| Summary: | The article examines the strategies of religious communication employed by the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. It discusses the transformation of approaches to religious activity through media platforms, particularly the "Nadiya" TV channel, which adapted its content to meet the audience's needs during the war. The article emphasizes the issue that while Adventist media typically maintain a neutral stance and refrain from commenting on military actions, they cannot remain detached from the realities of a society living in a state of war. The role of the "Nadiya" TV channel in providing psychological and spiritual support to the civilian population and military families and strengthening moral values is analyzed. The article identifies the challenges associated with information warfare, analyzes strategies, and highlights the need to avoid information manipulation. Special attention is given to the limited influence of religious communication channels on active military personnel and the prospects for improving religious mass media to address the needs of all population segments in the context of a prolonged military conflict. |
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| ISSN: | 2693-2148 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.55221/2693-2229.2598 |
