Thread by @pmandaville

Here's a thread containing articles & resources on the intersection of #religion and the #Russia-#Ukraine war. Some go back a few years, most are current. Range of viewpoints, inclusion≠endorsement.

First up, a general explainer answering the question "How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion?" from @RNS (Feb 28, 2022) religionnews.com/2022/02/28/exp…

Pew Research Center, “Split between Ukrainian, Russian churches shows political importance of Orthodox Christianity” (2019)
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019…

Catherine Wanner, “Religion as Soft Power, Tolerance and Russo-Ukrainian War” (2019)
blog.bakerinstitute.org/2019/08/20/rel…

Tetyana Zhurman, “Religion as a Hybrid War Weapon to Achieve Russia’s Geopolitical Goals” (2021)
jamestown.org/religion-as-a-…

George Weigel, “The Russian Orthodox Church and Ukraine” (Jan 27, 2022)
wsj.com/articles/russi…

"How Putin Turned Religious 'Sharp Power' Against Ukraine" by yours truly [@pmandaville] (Feb 9, 2022)
usip.org/publications/2…

Giles Fraser (@giles_fraser), “Putin’s spiritual destiny: The religious president wants to rebuild Christendom” (Feb 24, 2022)
unherd.com/2022/02/putins…

Dmytro Vovk (@VovkDmytro), “Religion and the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict” (Feb 25, 2022)

talkabout.iclrs.org/2022/02/25/rel…

Sergei Chapnin (@SergeiChapnin), “Patriarch Kirill and Vladimir Putin’s Two Wars” (Feb 25, 2022)
publicorthodoxy.org/2022/02/25/pat…

George E. Demacopoulos (@GDemacopoulos), “The Orthodox Response to Putin’s Invasion: From complacency to clear condemnation” (Feb 27, 2022)
commonwealmagazine.org/orthodox-respo…

The Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University (@FordhamOrthodox), “Religion, Russia, Ukraine: A Panel Discussion” (Feb 28, 2022)

Elizabeta Gaufman (@lisas_research), “Religion, the Russian-Ukrainian War, and Social Media” (Mar 3, 2022)
talkabout.iclrs.org/2022/03/03/rel…

Lucian N. Leustean, “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: The First Religious War in the 21st Century” (Mar 3, 2022)
blogs.lse.ac.uk/religionglobal…

Regina Elsner (@reginaelmo), “The End of Unity: How the Russian Orthodox Church Lost Ukraine” (Mar 3, 2022)
talkabout.iclrs.org/2022/03/03/the…

Meagan Clark (@MeaganKay), “Russian Invasion Reveals Fissures Among Orthodox Christians” (Mar 3, 2022)
religionunplugged.com/news/2022/3/2/…

Andriy Fert, “Pray Against Foreign Invasion or Pray for Peace? Ukrainian Orthodox Churches and the Russian-Ukrainian War” (Mar 3, 2022)
talkabout.iclrs.org/2022/03/03/pra…

Dmitry Adamsky, “Russia Menacing Mix or Religion and Nuclear Weapons: In the Kremlin, Faith and Force Go Hand in Hand” (Mar 5, 2022)
foreignaffairs.com/articles/russi…

(Special shout out to @SusieOHayward for encouraging me to pull this together!)