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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1: The Pilgrims' Mission
  • CHAPTER 2: Interconnected Worlds
  • CHAPTER 3: Moravian Expansion in the Mid-Atlantic
  • CHAPTER 4: The Moral Parameters of Economic Endeavor
  • CHAPTER 5: Atlantic Currents: Global War and the Fate of Moravian Communalism
  • CHAPTER 6: Two Revolutions: Ending the Oeconomy and Losing the Missions
  • CHAPTER 7: A Change in Mission
  • CHAPTER 8: Unraveled Strands
  • Conclusion
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • NOTES
  • INDEX
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

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