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 9 (2026)
Editorial
Frontmatter (Volume 46 Issue 9)
Paul B. Mojzes
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Belief, Religious Practice, and Religious Self-Description: A Comparative Analysis of World Values Survey Wave 7 Data From Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Margulan Alpysbay, Dinara Utebayeva, and Asset Kuranbek
Transformation of Lived Vernacular Religiosity during the Russo-Ukrainian War: The Symbolism of Ukrainian Graffiti and Nativity Scenes
Mariia Chikarkova
Articles, Explorations, and Reports
Religious Freedom Without Material Autonomy: Property Dispossession and the Containment of Religion in Socialist Macedonia, 1945-1958
Aleksandar Spasenovski
Faith, Doubt, and Belonging: Spiritual Trajectories of University Students Under Conditions of Full-Scale War
Nataliia Ishchuk, Anna Laputko, Yaroslava Demydenko, Iryna Vasiuk, and Serhii Kiriienko
Orthodox–Catholic Relations Between Georgia and Italy: Historical Legacy, Contemporary Dynamics, and Future Prospects
Zaza Tsotniashvili
Gender as the Moral Framework of War: Religious Discourse in Wartime Russia
Olga Vlasova Dr. and Ulviyya Khalilova
The Romanian Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Refugees: Humanitarian Response and Ecclesial Solidarity
Damian Buchiu
Reassessing Islamization in South Kazakhstan through Written, Genealogical, and Archaeological Sources
Mukhtar Kozha and Asset Kuranbek
Religious Radicalism And Terrorism In Central Asia After the Collapse of the Soviet Union: Historical Roots, Geopolitical Factors, and Security Dynamics
Meltem Akıncı PhD
Religious Security in the Post-Soviet Space: The Evolution and Socio-Political and Legal Consequences of Religious Extremism in Kazakhstan
Zharas Akhan PhD
Religion and International Relations: The Concept of Soft Power and Orthodoxy in Kazakhstan
Ali Ukenov
Russian-Speaking Muslim Female Bloggers and the Rise of Gender-Justice Religious Narratives
Kymbat Karatyshkanova and Kudaiberdi Bagasharov
Postsecular Coping Mode (Pscm): The Mechanism of Sacred Meaning Reactivation Under Secular Pressure In Post-Soviet Societies
Aruzhan Akhmetova ARU and Mukhan Issakhan
Peculiarities of Religious Communication in the Digital Environment: Ukrainian Experience
Olena Svysiuk
Religious Situation in Ukraine: Main Trends and Prognostic Visions
Olena Predko, Denys Predko, and Ihor Maksymenko