Author ORCID Identifier
Олена Предко , ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9908-7788
Денис Предко , ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7760-6957
Ігор Максименко , ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9662-543X
Abstract
The contemporary religious situation in Ukraine is characterized by the resilience of religious institutions despite the full-scale war and destruction of infrastructure, which demonstrates a high level of nominal religiosity and the social significance of religion. At the same time, a profound structural transformation of the Orthodox field is underway, reflecting processes of national identification, security, and the delegitimization of pro-Russian structures. In parallel, there is a shift in religiosity from a mobilizational to a reflective, individualized form, in which faith performs psychological, meaning-making, and symbolic functions rather than mere institutional affiliation. At the same time, the post-war period retains risks of interconfessional conflicts, property disputes, personnel shortages in religious organizations, the politicization of religion, and the influence of destructive religious movements, particularly on a traumatized population. It is emphasized that Ukraine’s religious situation will combine religious pluralism with a strengthened national identity, in which religion will increasingly function as an instrument of moral responsibility, solidarity, and the psychological recovery of society, contributing to spiritual-cultural reconstruction and social consolidation.
Recommended Citation
Predko, Olena; Predko, Denys; and Maksymenko, Ihor
(2026)
"Religious Situation in Ukraine: Main Trends and Prognostic Visions,"
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: Vol. 46
:
Iss.
9
, Article 17.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55221/2693-2229.2845
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree/vol46/iss9/17