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Jesus is female : Moravians and the challenge of radical religion in early America /

In the middle of the Great Awakening, a group of religious radicals called Moravians came to North America from Germany to pursue ambitious missionary goals. How did the Protestant establishment react to the efforts of this group, which allowed women to preach, practiced alternative forms of marriag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fogleman, Aaron Spencer (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2007]
Colección:Early American studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations and Tables; Introduction: The Challenge of Radical Religion; Part I: Religion and Gender; 1. Radical Religion in a Colonial Context; 2. Gender and Confessional Order in the Protestant World; Part II: The Moravian Challenge; 3. The Challenge to Gender Order; 4. The Ecumenical Challenge; Part III: Religious Violence and the Defense of Order; 5. The Orthodox Response; 6. The Confrontation in the Middle Colonies; 7. Religious Violence Erupts; Conclusion: The Limits of Radical Religion in America; Appendices.
  • 1. Anti-Moravian Polemics in North America, 1741-17632. Court Cases, Arrests, Imprisonments, Pursuits of Moravian Preachers in North America, 1742-1747; 3. Pastors and Assistants Sent by European Religious Centers to North America, 1726-1754; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Acknowledgments; Plates Sections.