Cover illustration: Ivanka Demchuk, “The Holy Trinity”, 2014, 60×45 cm, egg tempera and acrylic on chalk gesso, courtesy of the artist.
Parts of this book were inspired by my participation as Senior Fellow in the “Orthodoxy and Human Rights” project (2019–2023), sponsored by the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University (New York), and generously funded by the Henry Luce Foundation and Leadership 100.
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