Russia Invades Ukraine

Archive, Racial Justice, Russia Invades UkraineMarch 17, 2022

‘Russkii Mir,’ the Russian Equivalent of ‘Blood & Soil’ Ideology at the Heart of Putin’s War, Explained and Rejected by Theologians in New Statement

By Daniel Schultz

A new statement by Orthodox Christian theologians—some of whom sign from Russia—dramatically illustrates what’s at…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Politics/Law, Russia Invades UkraineMarch 15, 2022

Is Putin a ‘Real’ Christian? To Understand This Conflict We Need to Ask Different Questions

By Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Robert Saler

Vladimir Putin’s campaign of violence in Ukraine has brought to the fore questions about his…

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Archive, OMFG, Russia Invades UkraineMarch 14, 2022

Prominent Russian Orthodox Church Rejects Pro-Putin Patriarch Kirill, Raising Tensions Within Orthodox World

By Katherine Kelaidis

The Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas in Amsterdam has a rather prominent place in…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Russia Invades Ukraine, Sex/Gender/JusticeMarch 7, 2022

Kirill’s Sermon May Be Bad Preaching and Even Worse Theology — But it’s a Top-Notch Rejection of Liberal Democracy

By Daniel Schultz

Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, gave a sermon on forgiveness this…

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Archive, Russia Invades Ukraine, Sex/Gender/JusticeMarch 7, 2022

If Kirill’s Bizarre Sermon Blaming War on Pride Parades Comes as a Surprise, it’s Time to Learn the History

By Katherine Kelaidis

Today is Clean Monday, the first day of the Orthodox Christian Lent. Yesterday was Forgiveness…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Russia Invades Ukraine, Sex/Gender/JusticeMarch 7, 2022

In His ‘Forgiveness Day’ Sermon — a Slightly More Sophisticated ‘GloboHomo’ Rant — Kirill Lays Out an Authoritarian Vision in Which His Version of God Might Dominate and Rule the Human Race

By Sarah Riccardi-Swartz

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian…

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Archive, OMFG, Russia Invades UkraineMarch 4, 2022

A Church (Further) Divided: Putin’s Patriarch Now Faces a Rebellion From Within the Russian Orthodox Church

By Katherine Kelaidis

While the world waits for Russian oligarchs to tire of their yachts being seized and…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Politics/Law, Russia Invades Ukraine, Sex/Gender/JusticeMarch 2, 2022

A Twisted Love Story: How American Evangelicals Helped Make Putin’s Russia and How Russia Became the Darling of the American Right

By Katherine Kelaidis

If someone from 1965 were to arrive in a time machine, there’s likely much about…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Politics/Law, Russia Invades Ukraine, Sex/Gender/JusticeFebruary 28, 2022

Russia and the US Have More in Common Than You Might Think

By Chrissy Stroop

As I write, Russia has invaded Ukraine, thousands of people have reportedly died, and hundreds…

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(A)theologies, Archive, History/Theology, OMFG, Russia Invades UkraineFebruary 28, 2022

Could Patriarch Kirill’s ‘Evil Forces’ Against Russia and the Russian Church Refer to Jews?

By Katherine Kelaidis

If it wasn’t already blatantly apparent that Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is not “calling for…

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