Artan R. Hoxha is a Researcher at the Institute of History in Tirana, Albania, and a Fellow Researcher at the Center of World History, University of Pittsburgh, USA.

• Introduction 1. Nationalism and the Orthodox Church in a country with a Muslim majority 2. Looking for Support 3. The regime’s crackdowns and the reactions of the Orthodox clergy 4. Long Life to the People’s Power 5. The AOCA in the Service of the State 6. The Erosion of the Church’s Body 7. "Unheard Of—Not Even in Turkish Times": the Road to 1967

Artan R. Hoxha is a Researcher at the Institute of History in Tirana, Albania, and a Fellow Researcher at the Center of World History, University of Pittsburgh, USA.

• Introduction 1. Nationalism and the Orthodox Church in a country with a Muslim majority 2. Looking for Support 3. The regime’s crackdowns and the reactions of the Orthodox clergy 4. Long Life to the People’s Power 5. The AOCA in the Service of the State 6. The Erosion of the Church’s Body 7. "Unheard Of—Not Even in Turkish Times": the Road to 1967

Artan R. Hoxha is a Researcher at the Institute of History in Tirana, Albania, and a Fellow Researcher at the Center of World History, University of Pittsburgh, USA.

• Introduction 1. Nationalism and the Orthodox Church in a country with a Muslim majority 2. Looking for Support 3. The regime’s crackdowns and the reactions of the Orthodox clergy 4. Long Life to the People’s Power 5. The AOCA in the Service of the State 6. The Erosion of the Church’s Body 7. "Unheard Of—Not Even in Turkish Times": the Road to 1967