Religious Studies Education as a Factor of Societal Religious Security in the Context of Russia's Hybrid War

Ломачинська, Ірина Миколаївна and Хрипко, Світлана Анатоліївна and Бінківська, Крістіна Русланівна (2025) Religious Studies Education as a Factor of Societal Religious Security in the Context of Russia's Hybrid War Схід, 7 (2). pp. 26-35. ISSN 2411-3093

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Abstract

The article is devoted to analyzing the role of religious studies education as one of the key instruments of religious security in countering Russia's religious informational propaganda in its contemporary hybrid wars. It's noted that under the conditions of the ongoing military ag-gression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the hybrid religious war has become par-ticularly acute, serving as a component of the broader hybrid strategy of the aggressor state. This type of influence is characterized by the combination of religious narratives with means of informational-psychological pressure, cyber operations, and systematic support of religious in-stitutions by Russian state structures. The primary goal of such actions is to undermine the internal stability of Ukrainian society, incite interconfessional hostility, delegitimize spiritual unity, and sacralize war by justifying it through pseudo-religious rhetoric. The significance of religious security as an important component of national security is emphasized, which should be understood as a multi-vector category that combines spiritual-cultural, legal, security, and socio-political dimensions aimed at achieving religious stability and civil peace. Religious secu-rity is a component of overall societal security and the cultural-spiritual environment, encom-passing legal, social, educational, informational, moral-ethical, and political aspects of regulat-ing religious relations. The research is based on the results of a survey of Ukrainian university students, which revealed that the overwhelming majority of respondents (two-thirds) positively perceive the necessity of introducing educational courses on religious security and religious studies that would help better understand contemporary challenges in the religious sphere. Among learning formats, online courses, electronic libraries, and podcasts are popular, as they provide opportunities to acquire knowledge in an informal environment, at convenient times for listeners, in connection with current events, discussions, interfaith dialogues, or social transfor-mations.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	religious studies education; religious education; religious security; hybrid war; religious cyberspace; digital age; religious propaganda; interfaith dialogue; digital libraries
Subjects:	Статті у базах даних > Index Copernicus Статті у періодичних виданнях > Фахові (входять до переліку фахових, затверджений МОН)
Divisions:	Факультет суспільно-гуманітарних наук > Кафедра філософії та релігієзнавства
Depositing User:	Ірина Миколаївна Ломачинська
Date Deposited:	26 Aug 2025 09:58
Last Modified:	26 Aug 2025 09:58
URI:	https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/52588

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