The Orthodox Church of Finland’s Arguments Concerning Russia’s War in Ukraine
摘要
This chapter examines the Orthodox Church of Finland’s reactions to the Russian war in Ukraine. It focuses on two aspects. The first aspect is how the Orthodox Church of Finland, through its bishops and priests, has reacted to the war and the kinds of theological arguments it has used when discussing the war. The second aspect is the reactions of the Orthodox Church of Finland to the Orthodox Churches in Russia and Ukraine and their stances on the war. The chapter thus aims to answer the following questions: What kinds of general theological arguments on war has the Orthodox Church of Finland presented? How has the Orthodox Church of Finland related to and differentiated itself from the Orthodox Churches in the countries at war? By answering these questions, the chapter also highlights an Orthodox view from a non-participant in this war on the war and church politics connected to it.