Very Present Help in Trouble The Autobiography of the Fire-Priest

New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., Oxford, Wien, 2002. ill. American University Studies: Series 7, Theology and Religion. Vol. 215 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. Jon Steingrimsson's work is the first and perhaps the greatest autobiography in Icelandic literature.Steingrimsson, Jon is the author of 'Very Present Help in Trouble The Autobiography of the Fire-Priest', published 2002 under ISBN 9780820452067 and ISBN 0820452068.