"They asked me to call the Son of God who will bring them some seals." : The Greenland experience of Herrnhut Missionaries in the 18th Century
2016
Abstract
The early missionaries of the renewed Brüder Unität (Moravian Church) came to Greenland in 1733 and founded their first settlement in New Herrnhut, in the place of the present-day capital Nuuk. In the study are presented their experiences and problems by operating among Inuits and overcoming the barriers between different cultures anf life styles.