Guides: Kuskokwim Consortium Library Alaska Room Guide: Christianity in Alaska

Christianity In Alaska

Recent history in Alaska has been heavily influenced by missionaries and western religion in the region. Here are some foundational books on the subject.

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Kanerearakgtar: agaiutim akkute nutarak atanimtgun Jesus Christusakun mumigtsimalret yugstun kuskorfagamiut awatetnilingutdlo kanlautsetstun.
Call Number: 225 KAN Northern

Publication Date: 1990

This is a direct Yugtun translation of the New Testament, King James Bible.
Jesus and the Eskimo by Savok, Fred
Call Number: 266.09 SAV Northern

ISBN: 0976081709

Publication Date: 2004

Jesus and The Eskimo chronicles the generational stories of a courageous, God-seeking family who became missionaries for Jesus among their own people.
Alaska missionary, a testimony to God's faithfulness, and to the power of the Gospel by Derbert, Ferdinand
Call Number: 271 DRE Northern

Publication Date: 1959

This autobiography on the life of Rev. Derbert Ferdinand focuses on the role and effect the Moravian Church has had specifically on the Southwest region of Alaska.
The history of the Alaska Moravian Church, 1885-1985 : harmonious to dwell by Henkelman, James
Call Number: 271.407 HEN Northern

Publication Date: 1985

This comprehensive history and chronology of the Moravian Church in Alaska focuses on not only the timeline of the church, but also its relation to the native peoples of the state.
Alaskana Catholica by Louis L. Renner
ISBN: 0870623427

Publication Date: 2005-11-17

This is a comprehensive guide to the history of the Catholic Church in Alaska. Its apologetic stance to itself is worth noting, but it serves as a definitive text on the chronological history of the institution in the state.