Religion in Greenland

The return of the shamans: An indigenous faith movement in Greenland

An original history of the revival of Inuit shamanism in Greenland since the 1950s.
Before Eirik the Red: Tales of old colonies in Greenland

Exploring claims that Greenland was colonised and Christianised before the Norse era.
Pentecostalism in Greenland

An original history of the Pentecostal movement in Greenland, from 1953 to present.
Trump, Greenland, and American religious expansionism

Donald Trump’s geopolitical ambitions and America’s growing religious influence in Greenland.
The New Apostolic Church in Greenland

A history of one of the smallest active Christian denominations in Greenland.
The Bahá’í Faith in Greenland

An original and comprehensive history of Greenland’s third-largest and third-oldest religion, from 1910 to the present day.
Buddhists in Greenland

A summary of Buddhist activity on the world’s largest island.
Selling Scientology in Greenland

Clippings from a promotional campaign for the Church of Scientology’s literature in the Greenlandic press during the 1980s.
The Salvation Army in Greenland

The Salvation Army arrived in Greenland in 2012 and quickly established itself as a key player in the island’s charity sector.
Monastic orders in medieval Greenland

What we know about Greenland’s two monasteries, and how a mythical monastery captured early-modern imaginations.
Islam in Greenland

Exploring the distant but often fascinating and sometimes tense relationship between Greenlanders and Islam.
Seventh-day Adventists in Greenland

A full history of Seventh-day Adventist missions to Greenland, 1953-2024, from success to failure and rebirth.
Converting the Skrælingar: Medieval mission in North America

Examining the evidence for medieval Christian missionary efforts among the Inuit and indigenous Americans.
Greenlandic spiritual rebellion in the colonial era

Examining the primary sources to uncover the theology and history of religious uprisings against the European missions.
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Greenland

A complete history of Greenland’s second-oldest Christian organisation.
Nazi movements in Greenland

How fascism briefly caught the attention of the Greenlanders and the Danish colonial authorities.
Greenland and the Mormons

The brief history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Greenland, and the role of Greenland in Mormon apologetics.
Greenland’s quiet Catholic revival

A complete history of the Catholic Church’s remarkable return to Greenland, 1953-2024.