Icelandic [LDS] Conversion & Emigration: A Sesquicentennial Sketch

Authors

Fred Woods, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

Keywords

Mormon Studies, Iceland, conversion, immigration

Abstract

A millennium ago, Iceland embraced a movement that would shape her people’s future far beyond the volcanic eruptions that had configured her land in the past. In A.D. 1000, the Icelandic nation adopted Christianity as its official religion, and the ice of paganism began to melt. [1] The year 2000 marked the millennial anniversary of this transforming event, which native Icelanders recognized with much celebration.

Original Publication Citation

Fred E. Woods, “Icelandic [LDS] Conversion & Emigration: A Sesquicentennial Sketch,” Regional Studies in Church History: Europe, vol. 4, Donald Q. Cannon and Brent L. Top, eds., (Provo, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center, 2003), 1–22.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Woods, Fred, "Icelandic [LDS] Conversion & Emigration: A Sesquicentennial Sketch" (2003). Faculty Publications. 5642.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/5642

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2003

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/8372

Publisher

Religious Studies Center

Language

English

College

Religious Education

Department

Church History and Doctrine

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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