FAITH UNDER FIRE: The Persecution of Orthodox Christians in a Divided World with Filmmakers Igor Lopotonok & Sergei Debishev

About this episode

Lara Logan discusses the persecution of Orthodox Christians and the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in the context of the Ukraine war with filmmakers Igor Lopotonok and Sergei Debizhev.

"The Cross" is a meditative journey into the "religious dimension" where faith, hope, love, and wisdom prevail, transcending time and space. It emphasizes humility as the path to God, the role of icons as "windows" to the divine. WATCH HERE: Relay - https://pickrelay.com/t/6djj-dxxn/the-cross SalemNOW - https://watch.salemnow.com/series/7lQ24ttZN1ec-the-cross Future Today(Fawesome) - https://fawesome.tv/movies/10765894/the-cross-2024 “The Holy Archipelago”, directed by Sergei Debizhev. Solovetsky Monastery - from infinity to eternity. The documentary searches for the true meanings of life, faith, hope and love. This is a large-scale narrative about the life of the Solovetsky monastery. What is the spiritual life of a person? What is a religious tradition and what kind of role does it play in the modern world? How does faith in God affect people's lives? WATCH HERE: Relay - https://pickrelay.com/t/8fgp-rigj/the-holy-archipelago SalemNOW - https://watch.salemnow.com/series/eBzna61NGh0p-the-holy-archipelago Future Today(Fawesome) - https://fawesome.tv/movies/10742601/the-holy-archipelago YouTube Movies & TV(AVOD/SVOD) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvI4lEZ_AHE Lara Logan…

People in this episode

Host: Lara Logan

Guests: Igor Lopotonok, Sergei Debizhev, Olga Ravasi

Topics covered

• Orthodox Christianity
• Persecution
• Ukraine war
• Political manipulation
• Religious tradition
• Faith and spirituality

Keywords

• Orthodox Christians
• persecution
• Ukraine
• faith
• spirituality
• documentary
• political corruption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Russian Orthodox Church

Books & works: The Cross, The Holy Archipelago

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