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Writings of Shaker Apostates and Anti-Shakers, 1782–1850

Writings of Shaker Apostates and Anti-Shakers, 1782–1850

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Christian Goodwillie
April 30, 2024

The Shakers are perhaps the best known of American religious communities. Their ethos and organization had a practical influence on many other communities and on society as a whole. This three volume collection presents writings from a broad cross-section of those who opposed the Shakers and their ...

The Inspirationists, 1714-1932

The Inspirationists, 1714-1932

1st Edition

By Peter Hoehnle
April 01, 2015

The Community of True Inspiration, or Inspirationists, was one of the most successful religious communities in the United States. This collection offers a broad variety of Inspirationist texts, almost all of them translated from German and published here for the first time....

The Inspirationists, 1714-1932 Vol 2

The Inspirationists, 1714-1932 Vol 2

1st Edition

By Peter Hoehnle
April 01, 2015

The Community of True Inspiration, or Inspirationists, was one of the most successful religious communities in the United States. This collection offers a broad variety of Inspirationist texts, almost all of them translated from German and published here for the first time....

The Inspirationists, 1714-1932 Vol 3

The Inspirationists, 1714-1932 Vol 3

1st Edition

By Peter Hoehnle
April 01, 2015

The Community of True Inspiration, or Inspirationists, was one of the most successful religious communities in the United States. This collection offers a broad variety of Inspirationist texts, almost all of them translated from German and published here for the first time....

The Inspirationists, 1714–1932 Vol 1

The Inspirationists, 1714–1932 Vol 1

1st Edition

By Peter Hoehnle
April 01, 2015

The Community of True Inspiration, or Inspirationists, was one of the most successful religious communities in the United States. This collection offers a broad variety of Inspirationist texts, almost all of them translated from German and published here for the first time....

Shaker Autobiographies, Biographies and Testimonies, 1806–1907

Shaker Autobiographies, Biographies and Testimonies, 1806–1907

1st Edition

By Glendyne R Wergland
May 01, 2014

In the late eighteenth century a small Shaker community travelled to America under the leadership of ‘Mother Ann’ Lee. The American communities they founded were based on ideals of pacifism, celibacy and gender equality. The texts included in this edition come from first-hand accounts of life in ...

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