Community of the Cross: Moravian Piety in Colonial Bethlehem (Max Kade German-American Research Institute Series)
This excellent religious history supplements earlier books that focus on the social history of early Bethlehem. A necessary purchase for collections emphasizing Colonial America, American religious history, and communitarian experiments, it will also interest those studying women and religion. --J. W. Frost, ChoiceNonetheless, Atwood's study is a superb contribution to Moravian studies. For readers interested in learning about eighteenth-century Moravians, this book is the place to start. --Beverly Smaby, Journal of American HistoryAtwood's volume provides a much needed balance to the historical account of the Moravian Church in North America with its exclusive focus on the radical theology behind the founding and organization of the congregation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. --Katherine M. Faull, Pennsylvania Magazine of History and BiographyNonetheless, Atwood's study is a superb contribution to Moravian studies. For readers interested in learning about eighteenth-century Moravians, this book is the place to start. --Beverly Smaby, Journal of American HistoryAtwood's volume provides a much needed balance to the historical account of the Moravian Church in North America with its exclusive focus on the radical theology behind the founding and organization of the congregation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. --Katherine M. Faull, Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography