Religion on the margins: embodied Moravian pieties on the edges of Atlantic world empire

"Examines the believers and lay missionaries of the eighteenth-century Moravian Church, an influential group of radical German Pietists who worked to build a cosmopolitan community focused on an eschatological global vision while negotiating diverse cultures, unfamiliar configurations of power...

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Main Author: Pietrenka, Benjamin (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania State University Press [2024]
In:Year: 2024
Series/Journal:Pietist, Moravian, and Anabaptist studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Atlantic (Nord) / Herrnhuter / Evangelization / Racism / Geschichte Anfänge-1850
RelBib Classification:KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBQ North America
KDG Free church
RH Evangelization; Christian media
Further subjects:B Moravian Church History 18th century
B Moravian Church Missions History 18th century
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Summary:"Examines the believers and lay missionaries of the eighteenth-century Moravian Church, an influential group of radical German Pietists who worked to build a cosmopolitan community focused on an eschatological global vision while negotiating diverse cultures, unfamiliar configurations of power and authority, and the institution of slavery"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xiv, 225 Seiten
ISBN:978-0-271-09882-1