“A Plague of the State and the Church”: A Local Response to the Moravian Enterprise

In 1755 the Lutheran Pastor Johann Gottlob Seidel published his polemical text Haupt-Schlüssel zum Herrnhutischen Ehe-Sacrament. The publication consisted of a number of Count Zinzendorf's sermons to the married choirs in Herrnhut, Herrnhaag and Marienborn, with an introduction and running comm...

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Published in:Journal of Moravian history
Main Author: Petterson, Christina 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Penn State Univ. Press [2016]
In: Journal of Moravian history
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AF Geography of religion
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBB German language area
KDD Protestant Church
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B Community structure
B Brothers
B Choirs
B Communities
B Lutheranism
B Utopian fiction
B Socioeconomics
B Capitalism
B Economic systems
B Rooms
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Summary:In 1755 the Lutheran Pastor Johann Gottlob Seidel published his polemical text Haupt-Schlüssel zum Herrnhutischen Ehe-Sacrament. The publication consisted of a number of Count Zinzendorf's sermons to the married choirs in Herrnhut, Herrnhaag and Marienborn, with an introduction and running commentary by Seidel. The introduction is the point of departure of this article because Seidel's vehement criticism of Zinzendorf's business practices provides an insight into the effects of the emerging global economy on local industry. By shifting Seidel's emphasis from marriage to the choir structure of the community, this article will demonstrate how the Moravians took part in these processes.
ISSN:2161-6310
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Moravian history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5325/jmorahist.16.1.0045