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The Moravian Journals of Georgia, 1734-1737: From Herrnhut to
Savannah contains the translated journals of four Moravians who
traveled to and lived in the British colony of Georgia between 1734
and 1737. Three of the journal authors were leading figures in the
Moravian Church either at the time or in later years: August
Gottlieb Spangenberg, David Nitschmann, (Bishop), and Johann
Töltschig. The fourth journal author, Andreas Dober, was the
brother of a Moravian church leader and himself circulated amongst
the leadership of the Moravians for most of his life. The journals
contain a myriad of information and perspectives on a variety of
topics: early Georgia history; Moravian theology and practices;
European riparian and transatlantic travel; landscape and
geographical descriptions of the Georgia colony; linguistic
information about eighteenth-century German word usages, syntax,
and spellings, as well as German to English phonetics; and the
experiences of other leading transatlantic figures of the era,
including James Edward Oglethorpe and John and Charles Wesley. The
edition includes a brief introduction explaining the context of the
expedition, short profiles of each of the settlers, longer profiles
of the four journal authors, and annotations, maps, and other
elements to enhance the reader’s understanding of the journals.
The Wesleys and the Anglican Mission to Georgia examines the
experiences of five Anglican minister/missionaries who came to
Georgia between 1735 and 1738, including John and Charles Wesley
and George Whitefield, on a mission to minister to residents and
spread Christianity to the Native Americans. The author argues that
personal relationships rather than institutional structures or
cultural dynamics largely directed the forming, the dispatch, the
unfolding, and eventually the collapse of this the largest
minister/missionary effort in early Georgia. In addition to the
missioners' relationships among themselves, their interactions with
leading Trustees like James Oglethorpe and the Earl of Egmont, with
Native Americans, with officials in the colony, with German
religious groups in the colony like the Moravians and the
Salzburgers, and with individual settlers-some of whom they clashed
with and others of whom at least one of them fell in love
with-shaped the Mission at every turn. The author also demonstrates
how the missioners used Biblical literature to frame and explain
their experiences to themselves and others. The Mission involved
three of the most important religious figures of the 18th century
Atlantic world whose names continue to resonate in the early 21st
century. The book tells the story of their lives in Georgia just
before they achieved transatlantic fame.
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