Latvian Baptist Traditions in Transition

I intend not so much to write about Latvian Baptist traditions in the past as to reflect on the challenges Baptists in Latvia face as part of a society which is in the process of being integrated into Western Europe. It is important to try to avoid stereotypes: as others have pointed out the declara...

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Main Author: Teraudkalns, Valdis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 1999
In: Religion, state & society
Year: 1999, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 223-232
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