American Communal Societies
Writings of Shaker Apostates and Anti-Shakers, 1782–1850
1st Edition
By Christian Goodwillie
June 28, 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
1st Edition
By Peter Hoehnle
August 14, 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
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
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
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
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 ...