Post Series: Azerbaijan
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A European Journey #6 – Barda (Azerbaijan)
Losing a name Last week as we were in Andorra we discovered that the choice of two names – Europe and Andorra – were influenced (directly or indirectly) by the Gospel. I also said that Christianity had breathed life into all spheres of life for several centuries. And I ended with the following question: as Europe has…
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A European Journey #93 – Baku (Azerbaijan)
Azerbaijan is a predominantly Muslim nation nowadays. But even though this is an undisputed fact, a closer look into the history of this land reveals that before the Muslim invasions, a flourishing church once existed here. The neighbouring nations of Georgia and Armenia are known to be among the oldest Christian lands in the world,…