Thomas Bremer is a professor emeritus of Ecumenical Theology, Eastern Churches Studies and Peace Studies, Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät, Universität Münster, Germany. His publications include a dozen books and many articles; among them is his introduction to Russian Church history, which has been translated into five languages (the English edition is called Cross and Kremlin. A Brief History of the Orthodox Church in Russia, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans 2013), and the edited volume Churches in the Ukrainian Crisis (co-edited with Andrii Krawchuk), Palgrave: New York/London 2017. He has been awarded research grants and fellowships from institutions including the Kennan Institute in Washington, DC, NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, and Aleksanteri Institute for Russian Studies in Helsinki. In addition to his academic career, he has served as a counselor for various bodies in questions dealing with Eastern and Southeastern Europe. During the Yugoslav wars, he was active in reconciliation initiatives in the successor countries which involved religious communities as well as civil society groups.
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