Eastern Orthodox War Justification and Ecclesial Dilemmas Arising from the War in Ukraine

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institution SOAS, University of London
collection SOAS Research Online
language English
language_search English
topic BJ Ethics
BL Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
BR Christianity
BT Doctrinal Theology
BV Practical Theology
BX Christian Denominations
JA Political science (General)
JC Political theory
JF Political institutions (General)
JN Political institutions (Europe)
JZ International relations
U Military Science (General)
H Social Sciences
U Military Science
description The escalation of ecclesial and religio-political conflicts since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has further complicated the convoluted ecclesial situation in Ukraine and has been addressed in a series of sermons, formal statements and documents issued by senior Russian and Ukrainian ecclesiastical figures. Their ideological and theological rhetoric demonstrates the active participation of senior Russian Orthodox clerics in the justification of the Russian military effort which represents some radical ruptures in Eastern Orthodox ecclesial involvement in war-making and mobilisation. The Moscow Patriarchate’s war-legitimisation stances and policies have major repercussions for the current debates on and reconceptions of the Christian just-war tradition in the frameworks of just peace, peacebuilding and reconciliation, as well as the potential key role of Christian religious actors in these processes.
format Journal Article
author Stoyanov, Yuri
author_facet Stoyanov, Yuri
authorStr Stoyanov, Yuri
author_letter Stoyanov, Yuri
title Eastern Orthodox War Justification and Ecclesial Dilemmas Arising from the War in Ukraine
publisher Edinburgh University Press
publishDate 2024
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/42300/

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