Butler University Center for Faith and Vocation

http://www.roots-saknes.lv/Religions.htm

http://www.latviatourism.lv/latvija/valsts_en.php?nlang=en

http://www.randburg.com/lv/religion.html

http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/latvia/latvia20.html

http://www.stetson.edu/~psteeves/relnews/0307l.html#49

Religion Law in Latvia

http://www.wwrn.org/parse.php?idd=9615&c=30

http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=3220

http://www.georgefox.edu/academics/undergrad/departments/soc-swk/ree/balodis.html

State Department Information on Religion and Religious Freedom in Latvia http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2002/13944.htm

"Faith Fades Where It Once Burned Strong" (by Frank Bruni, NY Times 10-13-03) http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=995 [also at http://curezone.com/forums/m.asp?f=290&i=737]

Lutheran Missions and Ministries

http://mission.lcms.org/wherewework/europe/latvia.htm

http://www.lhmint.org/facts/latvia/

Juris Rubenis (Wikipedia article) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubenis

Pentecostalism in Latvia http://www.epcra.ch/papers/hamburg99/ValdisTeraudkalns99.htm

Baptists in Latvia http://www.iclub.lv/pages/fdavis/baptist.html

Charismatic Churches in Latvia http://www.soros.org.mk/image/papers/agatatihkls.htm

Seventh Day Adventists http://www.tagnet.org/latvia/en/frames.htm

Russian Orthodoxy

Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) http://www.mospat.ru/e_startpage

The Russian Christian Page http://www.xpucmoc.org/english.htm

Orthodox Christian Information Center http://orthodoxinfo.com/general/

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/english/

Pagans in Latvia http://www.vinland.org/heathen/pagancee/dievturi.html

Latvian Mythology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/l/latvian_mythology.html

See also the Following: (many pages not in English)

Baltic Churches Network http://www.theobalt.org/churches.htm

Latvia Churches http://www.church.lv/

Christian Radio in Latvia http://www.lkr.lv/radio.htm

Latvia News and Politics

Latvian National News Agency http://www.leta.lv/eng/default.asp (see also http://terminal.bns.lv/login.jsp?lang=en)

Commemorating Stalin’s Victims on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1949 Deportations http://depts.washington.edu/baltic/avizienis.html

Monument to Soviet Soldiers Causes Polemics http://english.pravda.ru/society/2002/05/04/28227.html

Latvian Language

Latvian Phrases (BBC - Languages across Europe) http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/european_languages/languages/latvian.shtml

Learn Latvian Online http://www.learnlatvian.co.uk/

Basic Latvian Online Course http://courses.washington.edu/latvian/basic_latvian/

Ko Tu Teici? http://www.ailab.lv/lvavp/galva_files/LVAVP/default1.htm

Latvian Online Dictionary http://dictionary.site.lv/dictionary/

Learning Latvian Online http://www.codefusion.com/latvianasp/latonline.asp

The Latvian Language (& Culture) http://ai1.mii.lu.lv

Dictionary of Expressions http://www.letonika.lv/DictForm.aspx

ECTACT Language Teacher Demo Download

Revival of Livonian Language in Latvia http://www.suri.ee/r/liivi/revival.html (also here)

Latvia's Neighbors

Lithuania

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania http://www.liuteronai.lt/index_ang.html

The First Lithuanian Book http://www.unesco.org/webworld/europe/lithuania/main.htm

Lithuanian Wooden Church Architecture http://www1.omnitel.net/lmsa/index-en.html

For the day trip to Sauliai in Lithuania

http://www.inyourpocket.com/lithuania/siauliai/en/

http://www.siauliai.lt/siauliai/informacija/index.php?lang=en&PHPSESSID=64053bc67aeae25cdb88460692ccd12c

http://www.litnet.lt/cities/siaul.html

Hill of Crosses http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/lithuania/lithuania.htm

Estonia

Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church http://www.eelk.ee/english.php

Latvian (& Other Baltic) Music

If you are new to music... http://religion.sytes.net/music/newtomusic.htm

Baltic Music Information Center http://www.hyperbia.co.uk/baltic.html

Music in Latvia http://www.music.lv/en/

Music Recordings http://depts.washington.edu/baltic/music/index.html

Latvian Folk Music (mp3s) http://folklora.lv/par.mums/latbits/990921.en.shtml or ftp://folklora.lv/pub/mp3/

Latvian National Opera http://www.opera.lv/default.asp

Grove Article on Latvian Music http://www.grovemusic.com/shared/views/article.html?section=music.42158.1

Pēteris Vasks

http://www.lmuza.lv/Composers/Vasks/

http://www.lmic.lv/komponisti.php?id=293

(and if you know Latvian, http://www.studija.lv/lv/18/muzika/3.html)

Authentic Power and Gentleness: A Meeting With Pēteris Vasks

Brainstorm (Latvian rock band) http://www.brainstorm.lv/

And One More Category...

IndyLatvians (i.e. Latvians in Indianapolis) http://www.indylatvians.com/

Butler University Center for Faith and Vocation

Latvia Travel Seminar, May 2006

For photos from the current trip as they are posted, please click here!

Information Resources

Our Starting Place...

Getting Ready to Go: Passport and Other Links

Latvian Country Information, History and Culture

Travel and Tourism Guides

Religion in Latvia