Book Review: Jesus Is Female: Moravians and Radical Religion in Early America

Other scholars have explored the unique practices and differing gender relationships in Moravian and other radical pietist communities, but Foglemans detailed analysis of how Moravians spread their religious ideas and practices to other German immigrants, and the challenges this presented, is one of...

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Published inNova Religio Vol. 15; no. 4; p. 122
Main Author Chmielewski, Wendy E
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Chappaqua University of California Press Books Division 01.05.2012
Subjects
18th century
Christianity
Clergy
Gender
Religion
Women
China
North America
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Summary:Other scholars have explored the unique practices and differing gender relationships in Moravian and other radical pietist communities, but Foglemans detailed analysis of how Moravians spread their religious ideas and practices to other German immigrants, and the challenges this presented, is one of the most valuable parts of the book. To this end, he has scoured hundreds of Chinese language sources, picking up scattered bits of information from newspapers and unclassified government documentsfrom both the big industrialized cities and remote rural backwatersto create a comprehensive picture of the governments campaign. Since the PRC is still very much a totalitarian state, it places a premium on the control of information. [...]mind numbing is probably the best 124
ISSN:1092-6690
1541-8480
DOI:10.1525/nr.2012.15.4.122