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 5 (2026)
Editorial
Frontmatter (Volume 46, Issue 5)
Paul B. Mojzes
Peer-Reviewed Article
Socio-Psychological Portrait of Muslim Women who Joined Radical Religious Organizations
Akerke Sakbayeva, Nagima Baitenova, Zhuldyz Zhorabek, Assel Alimkhanova, and Raimbek Zeinullin
Articles, Explorations, and Reports
Ideology and Law in Tension: The Macedonian Socialist Model of Secularism and Its Constitutional Legacy
Aleksandar Spasenovski
Religious Education in Bulgaria: Historical Development, Values, and Public Role in Contemporary Society
Ioannis Kaminis
Ten Signatories, a Hundred Communities: Pluralization Without Consolidation in Slovenian Protestantism
Katja Brkič Golob
Religious Life in Western Ukrainian Lands from 1914 to 1918: The Situation of Confessions Under Conditions of War and Occupation
Oksana Markevych and Andrii V. Shevchuk Dr. hist. sc.
Disenchantment of the World in the Context of the Russian-Ukrainian War,
Olga Dobrodum, Eduard Martyniuk, Olena Nykytchenko, Mykola Palinchak, and Ruslana Tkachenko
The Canonical-Legal Status of Autocephaly and Autonomy in the Context of Pan-Orthodox Dialogue
Ivan Yovchev
Islamic Identity in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan: Between Nation-Building and Global Religious Transformations
Ainur Adaikhan, Ainur Shormanova, and Nurlan Orynbekov
Theological Foundations and Regional Adaptation of Jihadist Ideology in Russia: Case of the North Caucasus
Tilekkabyl Amangeldi and Gulzhan Rasheva
Religion at the Bedside: Institutionalizing Medical Chaplaincy in Ukraine’s Secular Healthcare Space and its Moral Tensions
Iryna Horokholinska
Volunteer Activities of Religious Organizations in Ukraine During the Russian-Ukrainian War (2014-2025)
Serhii Stelnykovych, Ivan Kovalchuk, and Iryna Miakinchenko
Security Challenges for the Activities of Religious Organizations During Russian-Ukrainian War
Iryna Kondratieva and Iryna Fenno
Religious Television of Ukraine in Shaping Spiritual Identity in the Context of Contemporary Media Practices
Oleh Sokolovskyi, Vadym Slyusar, Maksym Melnychuk, and Yuliia Kondratiuk