Episode Details

Episode Topic: Faithful Hope: Religion and Resilience in Ukraine

This essential panel explores Ukraine’s religious pluralism, where faith galvanizes democratic resilience rather than division. Experts analyze “hope as a discipline” and interfaith solidarity, revealing how historical resistance weaponized spiritual energy into a powerful civic engine. Discover why Ukraine’s pluralistic landscape provides an indispensable global model for modern democratic endurance.

Featured Speakers:

• Yury Avvakumov, University of Notre Dame
• Anna Bisikalo, Harvard University
• José Casanova, Georgetown University
• Andriy Kurochka, Ukrainian Catholic University
• Catherine Wanner, Penn State University 

Read this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: https://go.nd.edu/9f8783. 

This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Revolutions of Hope.

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