THE ICELANDIC UNITARIAN
CONNECTION
Beginnings of Icelandic Unitarianism
in North America, 1885 – 1900
Author: V. Emil Gudmundson
Publisher: wheatfield press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1984
Icelanders quickly learned that there was no national church in the United States nor Canada. They therefore had to take matters of religion into their own hands, establish congregations, build churches and hire priests.
In doing so, it was not possible for Icelanders to get to know religious organizations that had different views and emphases than the
Icelandic National Church. One such association was the Unitarian movement. Many Icelanders in Winnipeg were impressed
its teachings and joined the Unitarian congregation. Emil’s book reports on the disputes that arose from these causes
in the Icelandic community in Manitoba and elsewhere.