Friends or foes?: religious organizations and European institutions in the face of Russia’s war on Ukraine

The paper explores the challenges posed by Russia’s war against Ukraine to the relations between European institutions and religious organizations. In recent decades, with the resurgence of religion in the public sphere, European institutions have become a platform for dialogue with religious entiti...

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Main Author: Korniichuk, Iuliia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: War in Ukraine
Year: 2025, Pages: 200-212
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:The paper explores the challenges posed by Russia’s war against Ukraine to the relations between European institutions and religious organizations. In recent decades, with the resurgence of religion in the public sphere, European institutions have become a platform for dialogue with religious entities, including Orthodox churches, on various non-religious issues. Russia’s war in Ukraine has strained this cooperation. While the EU unequivocally condemned the invasion and supported Ukraine, many Orthodox Churches struggled to clearly name and condemn the aggression or, like the Moscow Patriarchate, openly supported the war. This article investigates the EU institutions’ responses to the involvement of the Moscow Patriarchate in the war and the challenges these responses pose.
ISBN:9783402250976
Contains:Enthalten in: War in Ukraine. Theological, Ethical and Historical Reflections (Veranstaltung : 2023 : Wien), War in Ukraine
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17438/978-3-402-25113-3