In publication since 1981, Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe is a multidisciplinary journal devoted to exploring religious issues, including interreligious dialogue, religious life and behavior, and religious institutions, in Eastern Europe (including the former Soviet Union), and published online by George Fox University on behalf of OPREE's Editorial Board.
Current Issue: Volume 46, Issue 4 (2026)
Editorial
Frontmatter (Volume 46, Issue 4)
Paul B. Mojzes
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Articles, Explorations, and Reports
Challenges of the Religious Leadership in the Era of Digitalization and Information-Communication Technology: The Example of North Macedonia and Serbia
Vesna Zabijakin Chatleska, Marijana Maksimovic, and Ruzhica Cacanoska
The Reconfiguration of Institutional Trust in the Church in Ukraine During the Full-Scale Russian–Ukrainian War
Nataliia Ishchuk
The Ukrainian Religious Diaspora in Countering Russian Aggression
Liudmyla Fylypovych and Georgii D. Fylypovych Mr.
The Transformation of Traditional and Islamic Values of Kazakhstani Youth in the Context of Globalization
Nurgul Kabylbayeva, Kalimash Begalinova, and Mohd Roslan Bin Mohd Nor
Islamic Education and Imperial Governance: Kazakh Institutions in Turkestan (1867–Present)
Mavluda Smanova
Dynamics of Changes of Religiosity in Condition of Crisis Events (Based on the Example of the Russian-Ukrainian War)
Yurii Boreiko and Fedotova Tetiana
The Phenomenon of Professional Burnout Among Military Chaplains in Ukraine
Artem Makovskyi, Oleg Mateyuk, Oleksandr Bilovskyi, Anton Datskov, and Dmytro Oleshko
The Response of Diaspora and Religious Institutions on the Refugee Crisis: Case Study of the Republic of Croatia
Galyna Sagan Dr. and Tetiana Kostiuk Dr.
Mykhailo Hrushevsky and the Church
Vitalii Telvak, Ihor Hyrych, and Volodymyr Nakonechnyi
Bolshevik Anti-Religious Policy as an Instrument of Ideological Influence on the Youth of National Minorities in the Volhynia-Zhytomyr Region (1925-1936)
Galyna Starodubets and Oleksandra Stasiuk
Who Can We Trust When They Are Watching? Lessons from Communist Surveillance for Today's Hybrid and Authoritarian Realities: An Interview Series
Katharina Kunter