In this special Leading Theologically broadcast, we'll explore the religious dimensions to the crisis and war in Ukraine with the Rev. Dr. John Burgess from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
As political, military, diplomatic and human rights leaders struggle to bring peace back to Ukraine, religious leaders are concerned as well. What you may not know are the religious dimensions to this crisis and war in Ukraine. The Rev. Dr. John Burgess, the Snowden Professor of Systematic Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, has been a residential Fulbright scholar twice (2011 & 2018-19) in Russia, a Luce Fellow (2011-2012), and a Fellow of the Center for Theological Inquiry (2014-15) where he wrote Holy Rus’: The Rebirth of Orthodoxy in the new Russia. A Presbyterian minister and mentor, Burgess has been and continues to follow the situation in Russia and the Ukraine closely. Don’t miss this special edition of Leading Theologically.
