The Roots of the Contemporary Moravian Church in North America
Traditionally, the history of the Moravian Church has been divided into two parts: the Ancient Unity (1457-1620) and the Renewed Unity (1722-today). The author suggests a different division for the history of the American Moravian Church: a colonial period (1735-1857) and a contemporary period (1857...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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| In: |
Journal of Moravian history
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-76 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
American colonialism
B Churches B Protestantism B Seminary B Christian History B Pastors B Diasporas |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Traditionally, the history of the Moravian Church has been divided into two parts: the Ancient Unity (1457-1620) and the Renewed Unity (1722-today). The author suggests a different division for the history of the American Moravian Church: a colonial period (1735-1857) and a contemporary period (1857-today). Scholars and tourists are almost exclusively interested in the colonial period of the Moravians, while Moravian leaders do not value the external perception of the colonial period but rather create an internal perception of the Moravian Church, rejecting the characteristics of the colonial era. The author examines these two interpretations and offers suggestions to reconcile them in the future. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-6310 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Moravian history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5325/jmorahist.18.1.0047 |