The German Pietists of Provincial Pennsylvania Julius F. Sachse, Penn State University Libraries, Penn State University Libraries.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sachse, Julius F., Author.

, Penn State University Libraries, Author.

Contributor:

funder.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (568 p.)

Place of Publication:

University Park, PA Penn State University Press, [2025]

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Sachse Julius F. : Julius F. Sachse (1842-1919) was a Philadelphia native, historian, author, and amateur photographer devoted to the study and documentation of Pennsylvania's history. He is known for his work on the Ephrata Cloister, Pennsylvania Germans, and Freemasonry, and for his photographic documentation of Philadelphia's disappearing historic landmarks.Julius F. Sachse (1842-1919) was a Philadelphia native, historian, author, and amateur photographer devoted to the study and documentation of Pennsylvania's history. He is known for his work on the Ephrata Cloister, Pennsylvania Germans, and Freemasonry, and for his photographic documentation of Philadelphia's disappearing historic landmarks.

Summary:

First published by the author in 1895, The German Pietists of Provincial Pennsylvania narrates the history of the early Germans of various sects and congregations who settled in Pennsylvania starting at the end of the seventeenth century, with a particular focus on a group of German Pietist mystics who emigrated to America in 1694 to pursue the freedom to practice their religion. The book details Pietism's origins in Europe, Pietists' beliefs and practices, and the Pietists' relationships with other religious groups, like the Quakers, Lutherans, and Jansenites. The book is a product of meticulous archival work and research, and it includes numerous references to and facsimile pages from rare source material. Sachse also provides a comprehensive look at the activities of well-known figures including Johannes Kelpius, Daniel Falkner, Johann Jacob Zimmerman, and Benjamin Furly.

Contents:

Frontmatter

FOREWORD / Julius Friedrich Sachse

LIST OF PLATES

CONTENTS

APPENDIX

ILLUSTRATION

PART I

INTRODUCTION.

THE EXODUS FROM THE FATHERLAND.

THE VOYAGE TO AMERICA

THE ARRIVAL IN PENNSYLVANIA

THE CHAPTER OF PERFECTION

GERARD CROESE

THE PIETISTS IN GERMANY

IN THE NEW WORLD

THE WOMAN IN THE WILDERNESS

A RIVAL COMMUNITY

AN EMISSARY TO THE OLD WORLD

REYNIER JANSEN

THE DIVINING ROD AND HOROSCOPE

LOCAL SUPERSTITIONS

THE MYSTIC ON THE WISSAHICKON

THE CLOSE OF THE FIRST DECADE

VISITS OF THE SABBATARIANS

ATTORNEY AND BAILIFF

THE DECLINE OF THE COMMUNITY

THE HERMITS ON THE RIDGE

THE LOCATION OF THE TABERNACLE

PART II. THE HERMITS ON THE WISSAHICKON, 1708 - 1748.

MAGISTER JOHANNES KELPIUS

HENRICH BERNHARD KOSTER

DANIEL FALKNER

JOHANN GOTTFRIED SEELIG

DOMINIE JUSTUS FALKNER

CONRAD MATTHAI

DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER WITT

THE ROMANCE OF SPOOK HILL

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-271-10087-7