Religion and Profit : Moravians in Early America /

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Engel, Katherine Carte
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Religion > Economic aspects.
Religion.
Moravians.
Economics > Religious aspects.
Economic history.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Freres moraves > Pennsylvanie > Bethlehem > Histoire.
Religion > Aspect economique.
Économie politique > Aspect religieux.
Moravians > Pennsylvania > Bethlehem > History.
Pennsylvania > Bethlehem.
Bethlehem (Pa.) > Religion > 18th century.
Bethlehem (Pa.) > History > 18th century.
Bethlehem (Pa.) > Economic conditions.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Wisconsin) under the title: Of heaven and earth.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (328 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780812201857

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