Regina Elsner
Biographic Data
| ID | 4776429 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Regina Elsner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Regina |
| FAMILY NAME | Elsner |
| SIGNATURE | ELSNER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Münster |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0113-4954 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Introduction to ‘Anti-genderism in Eastern Europe
The role of Orthodoxy in Ukraine’s response to war
Questioning the concept of ‘religious activism’ in Russian Orthodoxy from a theological perspective
Most analyses of secularisation and desecularisation in Russia focus on the growing political role of institutionalised religion in the form of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), or on informal religious activism and the meaning of religiosity for the people. However, the faith-based activism of Orthodox believers in post-Soviet society is the most serious challenge for the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church. The heterogene…
Praying Instead of Protesting? The Belarusian Churches and Political Protest After the 2020 Presidential Election
Belarus is one of the least religious societies of the former Soviet Union. Nevertheless, two Christian denominations – the Belarusian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church – do have a specific impact on social discourse, be it through facilitating the discourse on conservative moral values or linking their political and societal strategies to their Russian or Polish mother churches. However, neither of the churches has actively participa…
Ukrainian Churches and the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Ukraine
For religious communities in Ukraine, the struggle about “gender” has become a contest about their commitment to the European integration of the country. Although Ukraine participated in drafting the Istanbul Convention and was among its first signatories, the churches in Ukraine prohibited its ratification until the latest. The article explores the encounter of Ukrainian churches with the ideas of the Istanbul Convention, analyses the national a…
Questioning the concept of ‘religious activism’ in Russian Orthodoxy from a theological perspective
Most analyses of secularisation and desecularisation in Russia focus on the growing political role of institutionalised religion in the form of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), or on informal religious activism and the meaning of religiosity for the people. However, the faith-based activism of Orthodox believers in post-Soviet society is the most serious challenge for the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church. The heterogene…
The role of Orthodoxy in Ukraine’s response to war
Praying Instead of Protesting? The Belarusian Churches and Political Protest After the 2020 Presidential Election
Belarus is one of the least religious societies of the former Soviet Union. Nevertheless, two Christian denominations – the Belarusian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church – do have a specific impact on social discourse, be it through facilitating the discourse on conservative moral values or linking their political and societal strategies to their Russian or Polish mother churches. However, neither of the churches has actively participa…
Ukrainian Churches and the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Ukraine
For religious communities in Ukraine, the struggle about “gender” has become a contest about their commitment to the European integration of the country. Although Ukraine participated in drafting the Istanbul Convention and was among its first signatories, the churches in Ukraine prohibited its ratification until the latest. The article explores the encounter of Ukrainian churches with the ideas of the Istanbul Convention, analyses the national a…
Questioning the concept of ‘religious activism’ in Russian Orthodoxy from a theological perspective
Most analyses of secularisation and desecularisation in Russia focus on the growing political role of institutionalised religion in the form of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), or on informal religious activism and the meaning of religiosity for the people. However, the faith-based activism of Orthodox believers in post-Soviet society is the most serious challenge for the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church. The heterogene…
Praying Instead of Protesting? The Belarusian Churches and Political Protest After the 2020 Presidential Election
Belarus is one of the least religious societies of the former Soviet Union. Nevertheless, two Christian denominations – the Belarusian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church – do have a specific impact on social discourse, be it through facilitating the discourse on conservative moral values or linking their political and societal strategies to their Russian or Polish mother churches. However, neither of the churches has actively participa…
Introduction to ‘Anti-genderism in Eastern Europe
The role of Orthodoxy in Ukraine’s response to war
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (3 works) · Religious Studies (3 works) · Religious studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)