The radical German Pietist Johannes Kelpius traveled to
Philadelphia in 1694 with a group of early German immigrants to
America. He settled on the banks of Wissahickon Creek, where he led
a small separatist religious community based in esotericism and
mysticism, inspired by the teachings of Johann Jacob Zimmerman.
The aura of mystery surrounding Kelpius is heightened by the
scarcity of his written record, of which his Diarium remains one of
the few surviving texts. The Diarium provides a detailed account of
his ten-week Atlantic voyage, relating stories of the difficult
passage to America while offering a unique look into Kelpius's
spiritual vision. In addition to a translation of his diary, this
volume, originally published by the Pennsylvania German Society in
1917, contains translated selections from letters sent by Kelpius
during the fourteen years he lived in Philadelphia prior to his
death in 1708. Also included are facsimile pages of his prayer book
A Short, Easy, and Comprehensive Method of Prayer.
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