The 1727 Statutes of Herrnhut
In 1727 Zinzendorf issued two regulatory documents for the community of Herrnhut, the Manorial Commandments and the Brotherly Agreement, that regulated civic affairs and spiritual matters for the new town and defined the settlement as a Philadelphian community. Here an English translation of these t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn State Univ. Press
[2020]
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Journal of Moravian history
Year: 2020, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-113 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBB German language area KDD Protestant Church KDG Free church SD Church law; Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Zinzendorf
B Brotherly Agreement B Herrnhut Statutes B Herrnhut |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | In 1727 Zinzendorf issued two regulatory documents for the community of Herrnhut, the Manorial Commandments and the Brotherly Agreement, that regulated civic affairs and spiritual matters for the new town and defined the settlement as a Philadelphian community. Here an English translation of these two documents, together with the German original, is presented. The edition and translation are based on the original manuscript versions of both the Manorial Commandments and the Brotherly Agreement as found in the Unity Archives in Herrnhut, Germany. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-6310 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Moravian history
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