Author: Isaksson, Olov
Title: Bishop Hill Svensk Koloni På Prärien. Bishop Hill, ILL. , a Utopia on the Prairie
Description: Stockholm, LT Publishing House, in Co-Operation with the Museum of National Antiquities and the Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1969. Photo, Sören Hallgren. Translation into English by Albert Read. 182 [1]p. colored and b/w illus. original stiff printed boards. Text in both Swedish and English. Major history of the religious utopian settlement of Swedish Janssonites to Illinois, following Erik Jansson's rejection of the Church of Sweden, pietism, and teachings of Luther and Arndt. As a lay preacher he urged rejection of state religion and state authority. .

Keywords: Swedish Americana Religion Erik Jansson Utopia Illinois