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Peter Smith, Associated Press
Religion in Ukraine - 101 March 04, 2022
Peter Smith, a religion reporter with the Associated Press Gives us the introductory level lesson on religion in Ukraine. He explains the difference between the Orthodox Chruch of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and the Ukrainian Catholic church — their history, where the fealty of each lies, and how they figure into the current conflict.

You can also read his piece at Religion News Service.

Further Reading : 

The New York Times
has an article on the ambitions of the Russian Orthodox Church to reunite with the independent Ukrainian Orthodox church.

In this Youtube video from euronews you can hear Vladimir Putin explain the mythology that leads him to believe that the independent and sovereign nation of Ukraine is destined to be part of Russia and the Holy Rus.

Pastor Benjamin Morrison wrote this article for The Gospel Coalition about life in Ukraine under Russian bombardment.

In a future episode, we will be exploring the racialized treatment of displaced Persons of Color fleeing the Russian aggression - by officials on Ukraine's border with its EU neighbors to the west.

This survey by Pew Research explores how the split between the Ukrainian and the Russian churches shows the political importance of Orthodox Christianity.

Diana Butler Bass explains the importance of Kyiv to Russian Orthodoxy over at Religion News Service.


The liturgical music in this week's episode was recorded at St. Micheal The Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in Baltimore Maryland — at a prayer service, earlier this week, for the Ukrainian people.

All additional music by Blue Dot Sessions.

Remixes and sound design by Dissimilation Heavy Industries.