Faculty Role: Instructor
EuNC Learning Centres involved in: Albania-Kosova
Clusters teaching in:

• Bible
• Theology, Tradition and Identity
• God's Mission, the Church, Vocation

Education:

• MA Fine Arts - Sculpture (Fine Arts Academy, University of Tirana, Albania)
• MA Philosophy of Religion (Denver Seminary)
• PhD Social Anthropology (European University of Tirana)

Publications:

Books

2010- Qingji i Kurbanit. Reflektim Mbi Domethenien e Ritualit te Kurbanit.
Botimet Jeta e Re. Tirane, Albania.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

2019 - Ylli Doçi. The Interfaith Council for Social Cohesion in the Western Balkans.
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe. Volume 39, Issue 5, Article 18.
2017 - Ylli Doçi. Reformacioni Protestant dhe Nacionalizmi Shqiptar. Balkan Journal
of Interdisciplinary Research. Volume 3, No. 2. Pages 9-22.
2017 - Ylli Doçi. Protestant Reformation and Albanian Nationalism. European
Scientific Journal. Volume 13, No. 19. Pages 117-127.
2017 - Ylli Doçi. Theoretical Considerations to Improve a Good Questionnaire on
Tolerance. European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Volume 7. Pages 37-41.
2016 - Ylli Doçi. Conversion and the Truth of Tolerance. European Journal of Social
Sciences, Education and Research. Volume 7. Pages 141-151.

Review Articles

2003 - Ylli Doçi, A Review of Clifford Williams’ The Life of the Mind: A Christian
Perspective. Denver Journal (online). Volume 6.

Biography:

Dr Ylli Doçi has served in full-time Christian ministry since he graduated from university in 1995. He has held multiple leadership roles in Albania and abroad. In 2003 he concluded studies at Denver Seminary with a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy of Religion. He completed doctoral studies in 2018 in Social Anthropology, focusing on inter-religious dynamics.

Dr Doçi writes and speaks extensively on a variety issues from a Christian perspective and is frequently invited to speak on aspects of social life on national media platforms. He was the featured speaker for 2018 Kent Mathews Endowed Lectureship on “Globalization, Nationalism and National Identity” at Denver Seminary, USA.

Ylli is one of the founders of the Cornerstone Church of Albania, serving as the teaching pastor in Tirana for over two decades. From 2016-2022 he served as the President of the Evangelical Alliance of Albania. In 2022, he was the chairman of the Inter-Religious Council of Albania which is made of the top representatives of the five officially recognized religions in Albania. Dr Doçi is currently the European Director of the International Leadership Foundation.