Rival Orthodoxies in Ukraine
The war is revealing divisions among Christians in the region—and deepening them.
Talking to my Russian friends about Ukraine
I had close friendships in Russia. Then Putin went to war.
Is Russia’s war on Ukraine about religion?
The history of Russian and Ukrainian Orthodoxy suggests the answer is complicated.
The unexpected relationship between U.S. evangelicals and Russian Orthodox
Under Trump and Putin, a strange alliance gets stranger.
Borderland churches: Faith and identity in Ukraine
The unrest in Ukraine has led to calls to establish a national church. But which church should play this uniting role?
In Defence of War, by Nigel Biggar
Nigel Biggar thinks that Western Christians are willfully ignoring that soldiers and military action are essential to social peace and justice.
Minority report: Lutherans and Methodists in Russia
The resurgence of religious life since the collapse of communism has greatly benefited the Orthodox Church. Protestant churches are few and far between.
Church, state and punk: The Pussy Riot protest
Pussy Riot became a cause célèbre for the Russian opposition and its Western supporters. Many Russian Orthodox believers saw things differently.
Orthodox resurgence: Civil religion in Russia
Immediately after his inauguration as president of the Russian Federation in May 2008, Dmitry Medvedev proceeded to a Kremlin church, where Patriarch Aleksy II blessed him and gave him an icon of t...
Orthodox resurgence: Civil religion in Russia
Immediately after his inauguration as president of the Russian Federation in May 2008, Dmitry Medvedev proceeded to a Kremlin church, where Patriarch Aleksy II blessed him and gave him an icon of t...
Acting out
Americans remain deeply attached to religion. The days of the “secular city” (Harvey Cox) have been left behind for “the spiritual marketplace” (Wade Clark Roof)....
Standing his ground
Cardinal Ratzinger: The Vatican's Enforcer of the Faith by John L. Allen Jr....
Basic questions
Edited by Ronald F. Thiemann and William C. Placher. Why Are We Here? (Trinity, 166 pp.)...