Books in the Routledge Religion, Society and Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States series

The conflict in eastern Ukraine and the European refugee crisis have led to a dramatic increase in forced displacement across Europe. This book examines the ambivalence of Orthodox churches and other religious communities, some of which have provided support to migrants and displaced populations while others have condemned their arrival.

This book looks at Eastern and Western monasticism¿s continuous and intensive interactions with society in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. It discusses the role monastics played in fostering national identities, as well as the potentiality of monasteries and religious orders to be vehicles of ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue within and beyond national boundaries.

This book looks at Eastern and Western monasticism¿s continuous and intensive interactions with society in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. It discusses the role monastics played in fostering national identities, as well as the potentiality of monasteries and religious orders to be vehicles of ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue within and beyond national boundaries.

This book explores how the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the leading centre of authority in the Orthodox Church, based in Istanbul, coped with political developments from Ottoman times until the present. The book concludes by assessing the position of the Patriarchate towards the current political situation in the region.

This book addresses the complex intersection of secret police operations and the formation of the religious underground in communist-era Eastern Europe.