Protestant Communalism in the Trans-Atlantic World, 1650–1850 (Christianities in the Trans-Atlantic World)

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. "Contents "--"Notes on Contributors"--"List of Figures" -- "Maps" -- "Chapter 1: Introduction" -- "Chapter 2: Mapping Protestant Communalism, 1650â#x80;#x93;1850" -- "Early Experiments, c.1650â#x80;#x93;1700" -- "Pietist Communalism" -- " American Communalism and the Atlantic World" -- " Communalism in the British Atlantic Before 1850" -- " Conclusion: Mapping Theologies of Communalism" -- "Chapter 3: The Ephrata Community in the Atlantic World" -- "Ephrata Origins" -- " A Growing American Community" -- "Beliefs and Rituals" -- " A Community in an Atlantic Network" -- " Conflicts and Atlantic Connections" -- "Later Years and Decline" -- "Chapter 4: Believers in Two Worlds: Lives of the English Shakers in England and America" -- "The Wardley Society and Shaker Origins" -- "The Lees/Leesâ#x80;#x99;s of Manchester" -- " The Whittakers of Oldham" -- " The Hocknells of Cheshire" -- " The Partingtons of Cheshire" -- " A Mother in Manchester" -- " Emigration and Settlement of Niskeyuna" -- " Shakers and the War of Independence" -- " From Missions to Communities" -- "Transitions in Leadership" -- " The Last of the English Believers" -- "Chapter 5: The Harmony Society in WÃơrttemberg, Pennsylvania and Indiana" -- " The Duchy and Church of WÃơrttemberg" -- " WÃơrttemberg Pietism" -- " Iptingen" -- " George Rapp: From Pietist to Separatist" -- " Emigration for Salvation" -- " Harmony in Pennsylvania" -- " New Harmony in Indiana" -- " Pietist Settlements in WÃơrttemberg: Korntal and Wilhelmsdorf" -- " Economy in Pennsylvania" -- " Conclusion" -- "Chapter 6: The Trans-Atlantic Odyssey of the Community of True Inspiration, 1714â#x80;#x93;1850" -- " Beginnings" -- " Revival and Community Consolidation" -- " Expanding and Moving Communities" -- " The Nature of Estates Communalism" -- "The Move to America." 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. Philip Lockley, Editor.