Religion and Profit Moravians in Early America Katherine Carte
Engel Winner of the 2010 Dale W. Brown Book Award for Outstanding
Scholarship in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies "Ambitious and deeply
researched. . . . An ideal example of a case study with far broader
implications for American religious history."--"Church History"
"Engel's account of change over the last part of the century
features careful attention to the interplay of local and world
events, the continuing integrity of Moravian religious motives, but
also the compelling force of circumstances that ended the earlier
dynamism of this pilgrim community. . . . A noteworthy example of
Atlantic history at its best."--"Catholic Historical Review" "Engel
fills a significant gap in the history of the Moravian Brethren in
America by focusing on the connection between their spiritual ideal
and economic activity. In doing so, she also spotlights the
significance of transatlantic ties and the impact of the Seven
Years War for the entire middle Atlantic region."--"Journal of
American History" The Moravians, a Protestant sect founded in 1727
by Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf and based in Germany, were
key players in the rise of international evangelicalism. In 1741,
after planting communities on the frontiers of empires throughout
the Atlantic world, they settled the communitarian enclave of
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in order to spread the Gospel to thousands
of nearby colonists and Native Americans. In time, the Moravians
became some of early America's most successful missionaries. Such
vast projects demanded vast sums. Bethlehem's Moravians supported
their work through financial savvy and an efficient brand of
communalism. Moravian commercial networks, stretching from the
Pennsylvania backcountry to Europe's financial capitals, also
facilitated their efforts. Missionary outreach and commerce went
hand in hand for this group, making it impossible to understand the
Moravians' religious work without appreciating their sophisticated
economic practices as well. Of course, making money in a manner
that be fitted a Christian organization required considerable
effort, but it was a balancing act that Moravian leaders embraced
with vigor. "Religion and Profit" traces the Moravians' evolving
mission projects, their strategies for supporting those missions,
and their gradual integration into the society of
eighteenth-century North America. Katherine Carte Engel
demonstrates the complex influence Moravian religious life had on
the group's economic practices, and argues that the imperial
conflict between Euro-Americans and Native Americans, and not the
growth of capitalism or a process of secularization, ultimately
reconfigured the circumstances of missionary work for the
Moravians, altering their religious lives and economic practices.
Katherine Carte Engel teaches history at Texas A&M University.
Early American Studies 2009 328 pages 6 x 9 17 illus. ISBN
978-0-8122-4123-5 Cloth $55.00s 36.00 ISBN 978-0-8122-2185-5 Paper
$22.50s 15.00 ISBN 978-0-8122-0185-7 Ebook $22.5s 15.00 World
Rights American History, Religion Short copy: 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.
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