Serving God Under Siege: How War Transformed a Ukrainian Community (War Torn Communities)
- Breakout Session
- MG Meeting Rooms Gateway Ballroom C
- November 21 2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
"My book ""Serving God Under Siege: How War Transformed a Ukrainian Community"", is a deeply personal account of faith, resilience, and displacement during the first nine months of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
This workshop will center on the themes of home, loss, and spiritual endurance in the face of crisis. Through firsthand stories of the TCI’s evacuation and life in exile, we will reflect on the theological and emotional dimensions of displacement. Drawing connections to Miroslav Volf’s The Home of God, Graham Greene’s The Tenth Man, and Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front. Additionally, we will explore the narrative style of the book, which blends personal reflection with historical testimony, similar to Helen Russell’s The Year of Living Danishly.
This workshop might be interesting for: Individuals impacted by displacement or crisis, seeking stories of hope and perseverance. Theologians and scholars interested in diaspora theology and the intersection of faith and war. Christians following the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and its spiritual implications. Readers drawn to human-interest stories of courage, loss, and faith amidst turmoil.
Through discussion and reflection, this session will invite attendees to consider the meaning of home, the power of faith in uncertain times, and how the global church can respond to those enduring crisis."
