Iceland
After 1,000 years, a new temple to the Norse gods rises in Iceland
By Avi Kumar — February 6, 2024
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (RNS) — Dedicated to the whole pantheon of Norse gods and nature spirits, the temple will serve followers of the second-largest faith in the country.
Iceland could become first country to ban male circumcision
By Kim Hjelmgaard — February 20, 2018
(USA Today) — The legislation being debated by Iceland's Parliament would impose a six-year jail term on anyone who 'removes part or all of (a child's) sexual organs' for nonmedical reasons.
Beyond Halloween: Witches, devils, trials and executions
By Thomas Reese — October 24, 2017
(RNS) — As Halloween approaches, the Rev. David Collins, a Jesuit professor of history at Georgetown University, takes us back to a time in European history when witches were persecuted and executed by society.
Go Iceland!
By Mark Silk — July 1, 2016
Soccer success has the Nordic underdogs singing their national hymn.
The ‘spiritual descendants of Vikings’ take their turn in the spotlight
By Kimberly Winston — February 5, 2015
(RNS) Followers of the Viking religion, called Asatru, are getting their first temple in 1,000 years in Iceland. But the ancient faith has spread farther than any Viking ever traveled, to Australia, New Zealand and at least 21 U.S. states.
Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods in 1,000 years
By Reuters — February 3, 2015
(RNS) Worship of the gods in Scandinavia gave way to Christianity around 1,000 years ago but a modern version of Norse paganism has been gaining popularity in Iceland.
Page 1 of 1
