RT Article
T1 How Moravian Are the Moravians?: The Paradox of Moravian Identity
JF Journal of Moravian history
VO 18
IS 1
SP 77
OP 101
A1 Vogt, Peter 1967-
LA English
PB Penn State Univ. Press
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1693626616
AB In this article, the author sets forth the paradoxes and shortcomings of the designation "Moravian" for the Moravian Church as the name does neither refer to the historical place of origin nor to the ethnic identity of its members. Furthermore, the name suggests a larger degree of continuity between the Ancient Unity of Brethren and the Renewed Moravian Church than many historians are willing to accept. In fact, so the author argues, the previously widely accepted name Unity of Brethren expresses the theological foundations of Moravian identity much better. The author concludes that the name "Moravian" stands for an association with a story, similar to the narrative theology of the Bible. This is the story of those who left Moravia to form a new community of faith, binding together people from different cultures and backgrounds.
K1 Churches
K1 Cultural Identity
K1 Exile
K1 Lutheranism
K1 Names
K1 Paradoxes
K1 Religious Identity
K1 Theology
K1 Traditions
DO 10.5325/jmorahist.18.1.0077