Orthodox Witness or Colonialism? The Church of Albania in Modern Times

by Nikolaos Tsirevelos

The Church of Albania is a unique case in the modern history of the Orthodox Church. In 1967, by decree of the communist regime then ruling the country, all religions were banned. Albania was the first officially-declared atheist nation in the world.

Nikolaos Tsirevelos

Nikolaos Tsirevelos is an adjunct professor in the Department
of Primary Education at the University of Thessaly in Volos,
Greece, and a visiting lecturer at the Department of Theology
and Culture of Logos University in Tirana, Albania.

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