Conference Report on Vienna Postgraduate Symposium “War in Ukraine: Ethical, Theological and Historical Reflections”
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu
- Publisher
- Sciendo
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2023
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 582–591
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.2478/ress-2023-0037
- Source
- De Gruyter
- License
- Green
Abstract
This report takes a detailed and thorough look at the symposium regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine, held at the Faculty of Catholic Theology of the University of Vienna on 13-17 February 2023. Its main focus lies on the presenting views and responses of the religious leaders in Ukraine to the ethical dilemmas and challenges caused by Russia’s war of aggression (2014-present), and attempts at reconciliation and peacebuilding. Besides discussing the statements of the leaders of Christian Churches the report also raises an issue of the involvement of representatives of Muslim communities in the war actions, which underlines the interreligious aspect of the symposium.