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 3 (2026)
Articles, Explorations, and Reports
Frontmatter (Volume 46, Issue 3)
Paul B. Mojzes
The Soviet Template and Its Application: Bulgarian State Policy Toward The Bulgarian Orthodox Church After 1944
Ventzislav Gueorgiev Karavaltchev
Hegemonial Nationalism and the Role of Religion: A View from the Perspective of the Western Balkans
Semir Halilović and Tomislav Tadic
Polygyny Between Sharia, Custom and State Law as a Persistent Dilemma in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan
Zharkynbai Sebetov and Mairambek Tagaev
Countering Wahhabism and Promoting Religious Stability in Kazakhstan: Theological Insights From Qawam Ad-Din Al-Itqani
Rizabek Battaluly, Shamshadin Kerim, Nurlan Anarbayev, and Ershat Vice-Rector Ongar
Religious Higher Education Institutions in Ukraine: The Evolution of the Problem and the Collision of the "Secular–Religious" Dichotomy
Serhii Kostiuchkov, Vadym Slyusar, Lesya Chervona, and Mykola Slyusar
Islamic Law without Legal Authority: Sharia and State Governance in Kazakhstan
Duman Saifullin, Temur Amankul, Laura Toktarbekova, and Erkinbek Daken
Religious and Ethical Education in Bulgaria: The “Virtues and Religions” Concept Reviewed
Emiliya Dafkova
The Festival of “Geristoba” (the Feast of the Moon) in Shida Kartli, Associated with the Cult of Saint George
Giorgi Sosiashvili Prof. Dr. and Aleksandre Mgebrishvili Prof. Dr.
Book Review
Love and Social Justice: A Review Essay
Christopher Garbowski