Crossings: Norwegian American Lutheranism as a Transatlantic Tradition

The articles gathered here originated in lectures presented to a conference on the history of Norwegian-American Lutheranism held in 4/2000 at Luther Seminary in St Paul, MN.PrefaceAcknowledgmentsThe perils of freedom in the American immigrantMoreThe articles gathered here originated in lectures presented to a conference on the history of Norwegian-American Lutheranism held in 4/2000 at Luther Seminary in St Paul, MN.PrefaceAcknowledgmentsThe perils of freedom in the American immigrant church/ Jon GjerdeReligion & church in early immigrant letters: a preliminary investigation/ Orm ØverlandSuffered under Pontius Pontoppidan or Good, Old Pontoppidan?/ Byørn SandvikFolk art & faith among Norwegian Americans/ Marion John NelsonPastors for the congregations: transatlantic impulses/ Vidar L. HaanesMore than the Lords Prayer: the black book minister on the prairie/ Kathleen StokkerAn immigrant preacher & his sermons: a case study in Norwegian-American Lutheran preaching/ Øyvind T. GulliksenVignettes from a Norwegian-American congregation: Urland Lutheran Church/ Lloyd HustvedtThe Authors