Home›Sources›E. Clifford Nelson, The Lutherans in North America, Revised Edition (Fortress Press, 1980)SourcesE. Clifford Nelson, The Lutherans in North America, Revised Edition (Fortress Press, 1980)Fortress PressCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "E. Clifford Nelson, The Lutherans in North America, Revised Edition (Fortress Press, 1980)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/nelson-lutherans-in-north-america-1980.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). E. Clifford Nelson, The Lutherans in North America, Revised Edition (Fortress Press, 1980). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/nelson-lutherans-in-north-america-1980Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-e-clifford-nelson-the-lutherans-in-north, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {E. Clifford Nelson, The Lutherans in North America, Revised Edition (Fortress Press, 1980)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/nelson-lutherans-in-north-america-1980}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXE. Clifford Nelson's standard academic history of Lutheranism in North America identifies Reorus Torkillus, who arrived at Fort Christina on the Delaware River on 17 April 1640, as the first Lutheran pastor to organize a congregation in what would become the United States, and traces the Swedish colonial congregation's survival under Dutch and English rule into the eighteenth century.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (21 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The standard academic history of Lutheranism in North America, tier 1, matching the tier the map already gives its other foundational academic references, used here for Torkillus's 1640 arrival and the congregation's later survival, corroborated by Wikipedia's biographical account of Torkillus below.NotesWell-attestedUsed for Torkillus's 17 April 1640 arrival at Fort Christina and the congregation's survival into the eighteenth century.CitationAuthorWell-attestedE. Clifford NelsonPublisherWell-attestedFortress PressURLWell-attestedhttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/3002092Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAmericas, Continents Well-attested This source names Americas directly: "E. Clifford Nelson's standard academic history of Lutheranism in North America identifies Reorus Torkillus, who arrived at Fort Christina on the Delaware River on 17 April 1640, as the first..."Source E. Clifford Nelson, The Lutherans in North America, Revised Edition (Fortress Press, 1980)E. Clifford Nelsontier 1Delaware, States & Territories Well-attested This source names Delaware directly: "who arrived at Fort Christina on the Delaware River on 17 April 1640, as the first Lutheran pastor to organize a congregation in what would become the United States, and traces the Swedish colonial..."Source E. Clifford Nelson, The Lutherans in North America, Revised Edition (Fortress Press, 1980)E. Clifford Nelsontier 1Lutheranism, Denominations Well-attested This source names Lutheranism directly: "Clifford Nelson's standard academic history of Lutheranism in North America identifies Reorus Torkillus, who arrived at Fort Christina on the Delaware River on 17 April 1640, as the first Lutheran..."Source E. Clifford Nelson, The Lutherans in North America, Revised Edition (Fortress Press, 1980)E. Clifford Nelsontier 1Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 9 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSpread Events, 11 claims: 3 well-attested, 6 holds, 2 general references.Sources, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 holds.Well-attested10SourcesE. Clifford Nelson, The Lutherans in North America, Revised Edition (Fortress Press, 1980)Spread EventsReorus Torkillus Organizes the First Lutheran Congregation in North America at Fort ChristinaHolds9SourcesE. Clifford Nelson, The Lutherans in North America, Revised Edition (Fortress Press, 1980)Spread EventsReorus Torkillus Organizes the First Lutheran Congregation in North America at Fort ChristinaGeneral References2Spread EventsReorus Torkillus Organizes the First Lutheran Congregation in North America at Fort ChristinaThree Synods Merge to Form the United Lutheran Church in AmericaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year