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Piety and Tolerance: Pennsylvania German Religion, 1700-1850

Piety and Tolerance: Pennsylvania German Religion, 1700-1850

Longenecker, Stephen L.

Hardcover

Series: Pietist and Wesleyan Studies, Book 6

Religion General General ChristianityRegional: New England

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ISBN10: 0810827719
ISBN13: 9780810827714
Publisher: Scarecrow Pr
Published: Jun 1 1994
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.34 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
This book examines the influence of religion, particularly Pietism, among Pennsylvania Germans during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In Pennsylvania, a pluralistic population--from hermits who opposed all church structure to traditionalists seeking to recreate Europe's ecclesiology--coexisted despite disagreements. With such diversity differences were almost inevitable, but all fellowships, even those who disdained the mainstream, enjoyed tolerance, and Pennsylvania came to resemble a quilt or rainbow rather than a melting pot, much like the patchwork pattern in modern America. Much of Pennsylvania's tolerance stemmed from Pietism, or the doctrine of the new birth, which permeated popular thought, inspiring believers as disparate as Mennonites and Amish, multi-ethnic Lutheran congregations, and campmeeting enthusiasts. Pietists taught that God democratically offered salvation to every man and woman who chose to accept it, thereby eroding religious intolerance. Pennsylvania Germans, therefore, created a religious landscape characterized by division yet with a level of tolerance that promoted understanding between denominations. Many Pennsylvania Christians lived together and often cooperated with one another despite their differences.

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