New Perspectives on Anton Ulrich: The Life of an Enslaved Man from St. Thomas
Anton Ulrich, an Afro-Caribbean man from St. Thomas, is usually remembered as the instigator of Moravian mission work. After he met Moravians from Herrnhut in Copenhagen in 1731, he traveled to Herrnhut. His accounts about the desire of the enslaved in the Caribbean to hear the gospel allegedly enco...
| Authors: | ; |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Journal of Moravian history
Year: 2024, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 93-133 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBM Asia KDG Free church RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Afro-Caribbeans
B Copenhagen B "St. Thomas" B "Anton Ulrich" B "Moravian mission" |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | Anton Ulrich, an Afro-Caribbean man from St. Thomas, is usually remembered as the instigator of Moravian mission work. After he met Moravians from Herrnhut in Copenhagen in 1731, he traveled to Herrnhut. His accounts about the desire of the enslaved in the Caribbean to hear the gospel allegedly encouraged two men from Herrnhut to travel to St. Thomas. This article attempts to uncover details about his life, based on archival records in Denmark, Germany, and the United States. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-6310 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Moravian history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5325/jmorahist.24.2.0093 |
