CCP2: On Ukraine, Russia and the Orthodox Church

CCP2: On Ukraine, Russia and the Orthodox Church

This week’s conversation between Dr. James Emery White and co-host Alexis Drye dives into an aspect of the Ukraine-Russia conflict that isn’t garnering the attention that it deserves - that this is a deeply religious divide. To understand the heart of this conflict, you need to understand the history of the Orthodox Church.

Episode Links

To go a little deeper on this topic, Dr. White has a two-blog series that you’ll definitely want to check out. You can find the first installment titled “Ukraine, Russia and the Orthodox Church - Part 1” here. The conversation also touched on Christian nationalism that is definitely worth a read as it ties into the conflict happening in the East. You can find that here: Is Christian Nationalism True? For those of you who are new to Church & Culture, we’d love to invite you to subscribe (for free of course) to the twice-weekly Church & Culture blog and check out the Daily Headline News - a collection of headlines from around the globe each weekday. In fact, here are two recent stories shared related to this episode’s discussion that you may have missed:

From Religion News Service: “Moscow patriarch stokes Orthodox tensions with war remarks”

From The Telegraph: “War tests faith and loyalties in Ukraine as priests call for break with Russian Orthodox Church”