Abstract
The actualization of religiosity during the full-scale war in Ukraine is endowed with a socio-psychological context and takes place against the background of the strengthening of the relationship between religious and national identity, the growing role of the Church in the development of a consolidated civil society. The revitalization of religion today is considered a process of restoring the influence of religious reflection, spiritual values and practices, which involves the positioning of the synergy of culture and religion in the substantive value dimension, manifested through the search for meaning and intellectualization of the phenomenon of faith. Special attention is paid to the socio-psychological functions of religiosity in the conditions of war, in particular, the support of psychological resilience, spiritual recovery and the formation of value-meaning orientations of the individual. The growing role of media religiosity and digital forms of religious interaction, which contribute to the consolidation of society and the expansion of citizens' participation in spiritual life, is analyzed. The importance of religious examination and institutional and legal mechanisms in ensuring national security and effective state-confessional interaction in wartime conditions is considered separately.
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