Keston Institute was founded in 1970 to be the voice of people of all faiths who were suffering persecution under regimes which proclaimed state atheism. Much of the early effort was concentrated on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and as a result Keston Institute has become a depositary for one of the largest collections of self-printed (samizdat) and other records of religious materials from these countries in the world. With the collapse of Communism Keston maintained a watching brief on religious policies in formerly Communist countries, and has expanded its publication of material on China, and East Asian Communist totalitarian states. The Director is Dr Davorin Peterlin, a Croatian Baptist.
The main objective of this site is to present and interpret the official position of the Russian Orthodox Church on issues relating to the processes of European integration, as well as on other matters of current interest. Here you will also find other materials in English and French concerning the life and teaching of the Orthodox Church, including its theological and liturgical traditions.
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