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.<br />Preface<br />Acknowledgments<br />The perils of freedom in the American immigrant church/ Jon Gjerde<br />Religion &amp; church in early immigrant letters: a preliminary investigation/ Orm Øverland<br />Suffered under Pontius Pontoppidan or Good, Old Pontoppidan?/ Byørn Sandvik<br />Folk art &amp; faith among Norwegian Americans/ Marion John Nelson<br />Pastors for the congregations: transatlantic impulses/ Vidar L. Haanes<br />More than the Lord's Prayer: the black book minister on the prairie/ Kathleen Stokker<br />An immigrant preacher &amp; his sermons: a case study in Norwegian-American Lutheran preaching/ Øyvind T. Gulliksen<br />Vignettes from a Norwegian-American congregation: Urland Lutheran Church/ Lloyd Hustvedt<br />The Authors