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We are being watched over. Selected passages from the speeches of Rev. Haraldur Níelsson, professor. With an introduction by Dr. Pétur Pétursson.
Reverend Haraldur Níelsson had a great influence on his nation as a lecturer
and preacher. Because of his involvement in spiritualism and psychic research,
he was one of the most controversial men of his time. He became convinced of
the reality of so-called media phenomena and drew conclusions from them in
his discussion of the status and role of Christianity in contemporary times.
Harald reviewed various traditional teachings of the church and applied
his extensive Bible knowledge to knock the weapons out of the hands of opponents
The disputes that arose from this became bitter and protracted and have
has hardly any parallel in the religious history of the nation. It has been argued that
that the heart of the Icelandic national church has been broken in this conflict.
His opponents wanted to expel him from the church and found it inappropriate.
that he was a teacher of priests. His followers, on the other hand, had
There was so much admiration for him that there was a cult of personality. In 1914, the Rev.
Haraldur to preach every other Sunday in the Free Church in Reykjavík and
Church attendance was exceptionally good, so many people often had to leave. In
This book contains twenty-five sermons by Reverend Harald.
Nineteen of them have previously appeared in print, most of them in his sermon collections,
which have long been unavailable. Most of the speeches are shortened so that
various aspects of the application of sermon texts that relate to its topics
The time at which they were transferred is omitted. Also omitted is that which is not
directly related to the main theme of the sermon and is clearly more
fulfillments. Emphasis is placed on getting the main idea of the sermons across.
return and it turns out that Haraldur stands by his proclamation of classical
the foundation of Christianity. This applies especially to his Christology and
creation theology. Harald's sermon still has a message for the people of Iceland and
It is time to reevaluate his theology and influence on the Icelandic church. Dr.
Pétur Pétursson writes an introduction to the book.
Reverend Haraldur Níelsson had a great influence on his nation as a lecturer
and preacher. Because of his involvement in spiritualism and psychic research,
he was one of the most controversial men of his time. He became convinced of
the reality of so-called media phenomena and drew conclusions from them in
his discussion of the status and role of Christianity in contemporary times.
Harald reviewed various traditional teachings of the church and applied
his extensive Bible knowledge to knock the weapons out of the hands of opponents
The disputes that arose from this became bitter and protracted and have
has hardly any parallel in the religious history of the nation. It has been argued that
that the heart of the Icelandic national church has been broken in this conflict.
His opponents wanted to expel him from the church and found it inappropriate.
that he was a teacher of priests. His followers, on the other hand, had
There was so much admiration for him that there was a cult of personality. In 1914, the Rev.
Haraldur to preach every other Sunday in the Free Church in Reykjavík and
Church attendance was exceptionally good, so many people often had to leave. In
This book contains twenty-five sermons by Reverend Harald.
Nineteen of them have previously appeared in print, most of them in his sermon collections,
which have long been unavailable. Most of the speeches are shortened so that
various aspects of the application of sermon texts that relate to its topics
The time at which they were transferred is omitted. Also omitted is that which is not
directly related to the main theme of the sermon and is clearly more
fulfillments. Emphasis is placed on getting the main idea of the sermons across.
return and it turns out that Haraldur stands by his proclamation of classical
the foundation of Christianity. This applies especially to his Christology and
creation theology. Harald's sermon still has a message for the people of Iceland and
It is time to reevaluate his theology and influence on the Icelandic church. Dr.
Pétur Pétursson writes an introduction to the book.