This book provides a comprehensive overview of the dynamics between Eastern Christianity and politics from the end of the Second World War to the fall of communism, covering 40 Orthodox churches including diasporic churches in Africa, Asia, America and Australia.

1. Eastern Christianity and the Cold War. An Overview Lucian N. Leustean A. Eastern Christianity behind the Iron Curtain 2. The Russian Orthodox Church Nickolas Lupinin 3. The Romanian Orthodox Church Lucian N. Leustean 4. The Serbian Orthodox Church Klaus Buchenau 5. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Daniela Kalkandjieva 6. The Georgian Orthodox Church Stephen F. Jones 7. The Polish Orthodox Church Edward D. Wynot 8. The Czechoslovak Orthodox Church TomáS Havlícek 9. The Albanian Orthodox Church Nicolas Pano 10. The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Zenon V. Wasyliw 11. The Macedonian Orthodox Church Todor Cepreganov and Philip Shashko 12. The Armenian Apostolic Church Felix Corley 13. Other Orthodox Church behind the Iron Curtain Lucian N. Leustean B. Eastern Christianity beyond the Iron Curtain 14. The Ecumenical Patriarchate Paschalis M. Kitromilides 15. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchates in the Middle East Anthony O'Mahony 16. The Orthodox Church of Greece Vasilios N. Makrides 17. The Orthodox Church of Cyprus Victor Roudometof 18. The Finnish Orthodox Church Teuvo Laitila 19. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tawehedo Church Steve Kaplan 20. Other Orthodox Church beyond the Iron Curtain Lucian N. Leustean Bibliography Index