A Very Present Help in Trouble
Subtitle: The Autobiography of the Fire-Priest (American University Studies Series VII, Theology and Religion)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: October 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 16
ISBN-13: 9780820452067
Subjects: Lutheran Churches; Biography & Autobiography; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Biography/Autobiography; Christian Theology - General; General; History; Historical - General; Religious; 1728-1791; Biography; Clergy; Iceland; Jon Steingrimsson,; Jâon Steingrâimsson,; Lutheran Church; ¤joºkirkja âIslands
Description: "A Very Present Help in Trouble contains the first English translation of the autobiography of a remarkable eighteenth-century Icelandic Lutheran priest, Jon Steingrimsson. He is a well known figure in the history of Iceland, especially for his heroic role in helping his parishioners survive a catastrophic volcanic eruption in 1783. This book begins with an introduction describing the living conditions of the Icelandic people of his time."--BOOK JACKET.