Religion and profit : Moravians in early America

Religion and profit : Moravians in early America / Katherine Carte Engel.

Catalysts in the birth of evangelicalism, the Moravians supported their religious projects through financial savvy, a distinctive communalism at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and transatlantic commercial networks. This book traces the Moravians' evolving projects, arguing that imperial war, not capi...

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Main Author: Engel, Katherine Carte
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2009.
Series:Early American studies.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Economics > Religious aspects.
Religion > Economic aspects.
Moravians > Pennsylvania > Bethlehem > History.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Economic history
Economics > Religious aspects
Moravians
Religion
Religion > Economic aspects
Bethlehem (Pa.) > Economic conditions.
Bethlehem (Pa.) > History > 18th century.
Bethlehem (Pa.) > Religion > 18th century.
Pennsylvania > Bethlehem
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Catalysts in the birth of evangelicalism, the Moravians supported their religious projects through financial savvy, a distinctive communalism at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and transatlantic commercial networks. This book traces the Moravians' evolving projects, arguing that imperial war, not capitalism, transformed Moravian religious life.
Item Description:Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Wisconsin) under the title: Of heaven and earth.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 313 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-300) and index.
ISBN:9780812201857
081220185X
Language:In English.

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