Crossings : Norwegian-American Lutheranism as a transatlantic tradition / edited by Todd W. Nichol.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nichol, Todd W., 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lutheran Church--United States--History--19th century.

Lutheran Church.

Norwegian Americans--Religion.

Norwegian Americans.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 180 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Northfield, Minn. : Norwegian American Historical Association, 2003.

Contents:

The perils of "freedom" in the American immigrant church / Jon Gjerde

Religion and church in early immigrant letters : a preliminary investigation / Orm Øverland

"Suffered under Pontius Pontoppidan" or "Good, Old Pontoppidan"? / Byørn Sandvik

Folk art and faith among Norwegian Americans / Marion John Nelson

Pastors for the congregations: transatlantic impulses / Vidar L. Haanes

"More than the Lord's Prayer" : the black book minister on the prairie / Kathleen Stokker

An immigrant preacher and his sermons : a case study in Norwegian-American Lutheran preaching / Øyvind T. Gulliksen

Vignettes from a Norwegian-American congregation : Urland Lutheran Church / Lloyd Hustvedt.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

"The articles gathered here originated in lectures presented to a conference on the history of Norwegian-American Lutheranism held in April 2000 at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota"--Preface.

Other Format:

Online version: Crossings.

ISBN:

0877320942

9780877320944

OCLC:

53701018