Protestant Communalism in the Trans-Atlantic World, 1650–1850 [electronic resource] /
Lockley, Philip.editor.
This book explores the trans-Atlantic history of Protestant traditions of communalism – communities of shared property. The sixteenth-century Reformation may have destroyed monasticism in northern Europe, but Protestant Christianity has not always denied common property. Between 1650 and 1850, a range of Protestant groups adopted communal goods, frequently after crossing the Atlantic to North America: the Ephrata community, the Shakers, the Harmony Society, the Community of True Inspiration, and others. Early Mormonism also developed with a communal dimension, challenging its surrounding Protestant culture of individualism and the free market. In a series of focussed and survey studies, this book recovers the trans-Atlantic networks and narratives, ideas and influences, which shaped Protestant communalism across two centuries of early modernity. .
Includes index.
This book explores the trans-Atlantic history of Protestant traditions of communalism – communities of shared property. The sixteenth-century Reformation may have destroyed monasticism in northern Europe, but Protestant Christianity has not always denied common property. Between 1650 and 1850, a range of Protestant groups adopted communal goods, frequently after crossing the Atlantic to North America: the Ephrata community, the Shakers, the Harmony Society, the Community of True Inspiration, and others. Early Mormonism also developed with a communal dimension, challenging its surrounding Protestant culture of individualism and the free market. In a series of focussed and survey studies, this book recovers the trans-Atlantic networks and narratives, ideas and influences, which shaped Protestant communalism across two centuries of early modernity. .
Mapping Protestant communalism, 1650-1850 / Philip Lockley -- The Ephrata Community in the Atlantic world / Jeff Bach -- Believers in two worlds : lives of the English Shakers in England and America / Christian Goodwillie -- The Harmony Society in Württemberg, Pennsylvania and Indiana / Hermann Ehmer -- The trans-Atlantic odyssey of the Community of True Inspiration, 1714-1850 / Peter Hoehnle -- Mormon communalism and millennialism in trans-Atlantic context / Matthew J. Grow -- Trans-Atlantic reputations : Protestant communalism and early socialism / Philip Lockley.
Europe—History.
Imperialism.
America—History.
European History.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
History of the Americas.