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The German Sectarians Of Pennsylvania 1742-1800: A Critical And Legendary History Of The Ephrata Cloister And The Dunkers

The German Sectarians Of Pennsylvania 1742-1800: A Critical And Legendary History Of The Ephrata Cloister And The Dunkers

Friedrich Sachse, Julius

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General Reference20th Century United States History

ISBN10: 9354480667
ISBN13: 9789354480669
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 5 2021
Pages: 664
Weight: 2.11
Height: 1.46 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Faith shaped early Pennsylvania life. In The German Sectarians of Pennsylvania, 1742-1800, Julius Friedrich Sachse opens a hidden world of cloisters, meeting-houses, and forest hermitages, crafting a classic colonial Pennsylvania history book that is at once intimate and panoramic. For readers drawn to American religious history, it reveals how German-speaking communities forged daring spiritual experiments on the edge of empire, centred on the enigmatic Ephrata Cloister and the fellowship of the German Baptist Dunkers. Sachse, a meticulous antiquarian, weaves critical analysis with legends, memoirs, church records, and local tradition, producing an Ephrata Cloister history book that reads with the depth of lived experience. He situates Ephrata and related Pennsylvania German sects within colonial Lancaster County and wider eighteenth century Pennsylvania, tracing Anabaptist church history through everyday labour, communal discipline, and contested ideals of holiness and separation. Rich in names, places, and congregational detail, it remains an indispensable reference book for historians and a powerful aid to Pennsylvania genealogy research. Students of Pennsylvania Dutch religion, American religious history more broadly, and those curious about Amish and Mennonite origins will find here a rare, ground-level portrait of radical piety, pacifism, and community-building on the early American frontier. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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