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Author : Frank Augustine Banyas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (577 download)
Download or read book The Moravians of Colonial Pennsylvania written by Frank Augustine Banyas and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sarah Justina Eyerly
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253047757
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Moravian Soundscapes written by Sarah Justina Eyerly and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Moravian Soundscapes, Sarah Eyerly contends that the study of sound is integral to understanding the interactions between German Moravian missionaries and Native communities in early Pennsylvania. In the mid-18th century, when the frontier between settler and Native communities was a shifting spatial and cultural borderland, sound mattered. People listened carefully to each other and the world around them. In Moravian communities, cultures of hearing and listening encompassed and also superseded musical traditions such as song and hymnody. Complex biophonic, geophonic, and anthrophonic acoustic environments—or soundscapes—characterized daily life in Moravian settlements such as Bethlehem, Nain, Gnadenhütten, and Friedenshütten. Through detailed analyses and historically informed recreations of Moravian communal, environmental, and religious soundscapes and their attendant hymn traditions, Moravian Soundscapes explores how sounds—musical and nonmusical, human and nonhuman—shaped the Moravians' religious culture. Combined with access to an interactive website that immerses the reader in mid-18th century Pennsylvania, and framed with an autobiographical narrative, Moravian Soundscapes recovers the roles of sound and music in Moravian communities and provides a road map for similar studies of other places and religious traditions in the future.
Author : Scott Paul Gordon
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271082828
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)
Download or read book The Letters of Mary Penry written by Scott Paul Gordon and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Letters of Mary Penry, Scott Paul Gordon provides unprecedented access to the intimate world of a Moravian single sister. This vast collection of letters—compiled, transcribed, and annotated by Gordon—introduces readers to an unmarried woman who worked, worshiped, and wrote about her experience living in Moravian religious communities at the time of the American Revolution and early republic. Penry, a Welsh immigrant and a convert to the Moravian faith, was well connected in both the international Moravian community and the state of Pennsylvania. She counted among her acquaintances Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker and Hannah Callender Sansom, two American women whose writings have also been preserved, in addition to members of some of the most prominent families in Philadelphia, such as the Shippens, the Franklins, and the Rushes. This collection brings together more than seventy of Penry’s letters, few of which have been previously published. Gordon’s introduction provides a useful context for understanding the letters and the unique woman who wrote them. This collection of Penry’s letters broadens perspectives on early America and the eighteenth-century Moravian Church by providing a sustained look at the spiritual and social life of a single woman at a time when singleness was extraordinarily rare. It also makes an important contribution to the recovery of women’s voices in early America, amplifying views on politics, religion, and social networks from a time when few women’s perspectives on these subjects have been preserved.
Author : Aaron Spencer Fogleman
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812291689
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Jesus Is Female written by Aaron Spencer Fogleman and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the middle of the Great Awakening, a group of religious radicals called Moravians came to North America from Germany to pursue ambitious missionary goals. How did the Protestant establishment react to the efforts of this group, which allowed women to preach, practiced alternative forms of marriage, sex, and family life, and believed Jesus could be female? Aaron Spencer Fogleman explains how these views, as well as the Moravians' missionary successes, provoked a vigorous response by Protestant authorities on both sides of the Atlantic. Based on documents in German, Dutch, and English from the Old World and the New, Jesus Is Female chronicles the religious violence that erupted in many German and Swedish communities in colonial America as colonists fought over whether to accept the Moravians, and suggests that gender issues were at the heart of the raging conflict. Colonists fought over the feminine, ecumenical religious order offered by the Moravians and the patriarchal, confessional order offered by Lutheran and Reformed clergy. This episode reveals both the potential and the limits of radical religion in early America. Though religious nonconformity persisted despite the repression of the Moravians, and though America remained a refuge for such groups, those who challenged the cultural order in their religious beliefs and practices would not escape persecution. Jesus Is Female traces the role of gender in eighteenth-century religious conflict back to the European Reformation and the beginnings of Protestantism. This transatlantic approach heightens our understanding of American developments and allows for a better understanding of what occurred when religious freedom in a colonial setting led to radical challenges to tradition and social order.
Author : Katherine Carté Engel
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812221850
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Religion and Profit written by Katherine Carté Engel and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalysts in the birth of evangelicalism, the Moravians supported their religious projects through financial savvy, a distinctive communalism at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and transatlantic commercial networks. This book traces the Moravians' evolving projects, arguing that imperial war, not capitalism, transformed Moravian religious life.
Author : Craig D. Atwood
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271047508
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (475 download)
Download or read book Community of the Cross written by Craig D. Atwood and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was a unique colonial town. It was the first permanent outpost of the Moravians in North America and served as the headquarters for their extensive missionary efforts. It was also one of the most successful communal societies in American history. Bethlehem was founded as a &"congregation of the cross&" where all aspects of personal and social life were subordinated to the religious ideal of the community. In Community of the Cross, Craig D. Atwood offers a convincing portrait of Bethlehem and its religion. Visitors to Bethlehem, such as Benjamin Franklin, remarked on the orderly and peaceful nature of life in the community, its impressive architecture, and its &"high&" culture. However, many non-Moravians were embarrassed or even offended by the social and devotional life of the Moravians. The adoration of the crucified Jesus, especially his wounds, was the focus of intense devotion for adults and children alike. Moravians worshiped the Holy Spirit as &"Mother,&" and they made the mystical marriage to Christ central to their marital intimacy. Everything, even family life, was to be a form of worship. Atwood reveals the deep connection between life in Bethlehem and the religious symbolism of controversial German theologian Nicholas von Zinzendorf, whose provocative and erotic adoration of the wounds of Jesus was an essential part of private and communal life. Using the theories of Ren&é Girard, Mary Douglas, and Victor Turner, Atwood shows that it was the Moravians&’ liturgy and devotion that united the community and inspired both its unique social structure and its missionary efforts.
Author : Katherine Carté Engel
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 081220185X
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Religion and Profit written by Katherine Carté Engel and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Moravians, a Protestant sect founded in 1727 by Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf and based in Germany, were key players in the rise of international evangelicalism. In 1741, after planting communities on the frontiers of empires throughout the Atlantic world, they settled the communitarian enclave of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in order to spread the Gospel to thousands of nearby colonists and Native Americans. In time, the Moravians became some of early America's most successful missionaries. Such vast projects demanded vast sums. Bethlehem's Moravians supported their work through financial savvy and an efficient brand of communalism. Moravian commercial networks, stretching from the Pennsylvania backcountry to Europe's financial capitals, also facilitated their efforts. Missionary outreach and commerce went hand in hand for this group, making it impossible to understand the Moravians' religious work without appreciating their sophisticated economic practices as well. Of course, making money in a manner that be fitted a Christian organization required considerable effort, but it was a balancing act that Moravian leaders embraced with vigor. Religion and Profit traces the Moravians' evolving mission projects, their strategies for supporting those missions, and their gradual integration into the society of eighteenth-century North America. Katherine Carté Engel demonstrates the complex influence Moravian religious life had on the group's economic practices, and argues that the imperial conflict between Euro-Americans and Native Americans, and not the growth of capitalism or a process of secularization, ultimately reconfigured the circumstances of missionary work for the Moravians, altering their religious lives and economic practices.
Author : John R. Weinlick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (988 download)
Download or read book Colonial Moravians, their status among the churches written by John R. Weinlick and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Moravian Historical Society
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Transactions of the Moravian Historical Society written by Moravian Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul Peucker
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271070714
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)
Download or read book A Time of Sifting written by Paul Peucker and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-06-19 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of the 1740s, the Moravians, a young and rapidly expanding radical-Pietist movement, experienced a crisis soon labeled the Sifting Time. As Moravian leaders attempted to lead the church away from the abuses of the crisis, they also tried to erase the memory of this controversial and embarrassing period. Archival records were systematically destroyed, and official histories of the church only dealt with this period in general terms. It is not surprising that the Sifting Time became both a taboo and an enigma in Moravian historiography. In A Time of Sifting, Paul Peucker provides the first book-length, in-depth look at the Sifting Time and argues that it did not consist of an extreme form of blood-and-wounds devotion, as is often assumed. Rather, the Sifting Time occurred when Moravians began to believe that the union with Christ could be experienced not only during marital intercourse but during extramarital sex as well. Peucker shows how these events were the logical consequence of Moravian teachings from previous years. As the nature of the crisis became evident, church leaders urged the members to revert to their earlier devotion of the blood and wounds of Christ. By returning to this earlier phase, the Moravians lost their dynamic character and became more conservative. It was at this moment that the radical-Pietist Moravians of the first half of the eighteenth century reinvented themselves as a noncontroversial evangelical denomination.
Author : Linda L. Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)
Download or read book The development of the Moravian colony at Nazareth, Pennsylvania, during the period 1740-1775 written by Linda L. Young and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : O. David Gold
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781490969411
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (694 download)
Download or read book The Gold Family History written by O. David Gold and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gold Family History: Eleven Generations from Moravia to Pennsylvania With the initial question of, “How did a large group of ethnic Germans come to live among the Slavic Czechs in Moravia?” The Gold Family history is traced back to the 1600's and chronicles the Gold's modest beginnings in Moravia, including the influence of the Thirty Years War as well as their time in shackles for their religious beliefs. It continues to the community of Herrnhut and across the ocean on the Ship Irene. Upon their arrival in the United States, the family resided in the Pennsylvania Moravian community of Bethlehem and were members of the “Great Wedding.” “When you get older, you start thinking about how it all began. I became curious about my ancestors who came from Czechoslavakia. So, possessing some academic and research ability, I began my quest. I found out early on that the records of the Czech Protestant Moravians (called the Unitas Fratum Brethren 400 years ago) were destroyed way back when by the Catholic Jesuits. But, I found a young Czech college student who researched the old Jesuit records. That was an exciting experience for me. The other amazing story in my quest was the trip that my wife and I made to Czechoslovakia and the area where my forebearers lived. The natives who live there now (all Czechs and not German Moravians) have started a museum based on the Moravian experience in their town. Another highlight of this book is my ancestors lives when they came to Pennsylvania during colonial time with the occupations of 19th century “grist millers.”
Author : William Cornelius Reichel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781436853699
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (536 download)
Download or read book Friedensthal and Its Stockaded Mill: A Moravian Chronicle, 1749-1767 (1877) written by William Cornelius Reichel and published by . This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author : Oscar Kuhns
Publisher : New York Holt 1901.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The German and Swiss Settlements of Colonial Pennsylvania written by Oscar Kuhns and published by New York Holt 1901.. This book was released on 1900 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Center for History in the Schools (U.S.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book National Standards for History written by National Center for History in the Schools (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sourcebook contains more than twelve hundred easy-to-follow and implement classroom activities created and tested by veteran teachers from all over the country. The activities are arranged by grade level and are keyed to the revised National History Standards, so they can easily be matched to comparable state history standards. This volume offers teachers a treasury of ideas for bringing history alive in grades 5?12, carrying students far beyond their textbooks on active-learning voyages into the past while still meeting required learning content. It also incorporates the History Thinking Skills from the revised National History Standards as well as annotated lists of general and era-specific resources that will help teachers enrich their classes with CD-ROMs, audio-visual material, primary sources, art and music, and various print materials. Grades 5?12
Author : William J. Murtagh
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812216377
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Moravian Architecture and Town Planning written by William J. Murtagh and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1997-01-29 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The industrial city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was originally settled in colonial times by Moravians from southeastern Germany. These religious utopians were noted for urban planning. In this large-format, richly illustrated volume, historian William Murtagh compares more than 20 Bethlehem landmarks with other Moravian communities for a fascinating glimpse into a part of America's past.
Author : Edwin MacMinn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A German Hero of the Colonial Times of Pennsylvania written by Edwin MacMinn and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
