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The Church’s Unholy War: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Orthodoxy
How did religion contribute to Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Heated disputes and alienation among Orthodox Christians in Ukraine and Russia contributed to Russian aggression in Crimea and Donbas in 2014, and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This book examines attempts from the early twentieth century to the present day to liberate the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from Russian control. It explores the causes of bitter alienation, Russia's use of soft power to maintain control, the development of hate speech used to discriminate against independent-minded Ukrainians, and the transition from soft to hard power from 2014 to the present.
228 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 7, 2023
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November 28, 2024
This is an informative primer on the Ukraine and Russia conflict. It rightly illustrates that the conflict is not solely one of territory and power. It is also a religious struggle. Many in the west do not understand this. Denysenko skillfully presents the Orthodox church and its understanding of power which rarely enters conversations about the conflict, especially in western news. Well done!
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