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Book SynopsisAmerican Moravians and their Neighbors, 1772-1822, edited by Ulrike Wiethaus and Grant McAllister, offers an interdisciplinary examination of Moravian Americanization in the Early Republic. With an eye toward the communities that surrounded Moravian settlements in the Southeast, the contributors examine cultural, social, religious, and artistic practices of exchange and imposition framed by emergent political structures that encased social privilege and marginalization. Through their multidisciplinary approach, the authors convincingly argue that Moravians encouraged assimilation, converged with core values and political forces of the Early Republic, but also contributed uniquely Moravian innovations. Residual, newly dominant, and increasingly subjugated discourses among Moravians, other European settlers, Indigenous nations and free and enslaved communities of color established the foundations of a new Moravian American identity. Contributors include: Craig D. Atwood, David Bergstone, David Blum, Stewart Carter, Martha B. Hartley, Geoffrey R. Hughes, Winelle Kirton-Roberts, Grant P. McAllister, Thomas J. McCullough, Paul Peucker, Charles D. Rodenbough, John Ruddiman, Jon F. Sensbach, Larry E. Tise, Riddick Weber, and Ulrike Wiethaus.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction: Southern Moravians, Their Neighbors, and Processes of Americanization in the Early Republic Grant Profant McAllister and Ulrike Wiethaus PART 1: Foundations 2 The American Plan of Zinzendorf and Spangenberg Craig Atwood 3 The Transformation of Wachovia: From Anglican Protectorate to Moravian Preserve Larry E. Tise 4 Black People - White God: Moravianism and the “Cultural Purification” of the Afro-Caribbean in Antigua and Tobago Winelle Kirton-Roberts 5 An Archives of Truth: Moravian Recordkeeping and Archival Selection Paul Peucker PART 2: Convergences 6 Traugott Bagge as a Historian of the American Revolution John A. Ruddiman 7 Early Performances of Haydn’s Creation in the American South: The Moravian Connection Stewart Carter 8 From Innovation to Imposition: Changing Understandings of the Single Sisters Choir in Salem from 1772–1822 Riddick Weber 9 “The Spirit of Freedom in the Land”: From Immigrants to Americans in the Moravian Experience Jon Sensbach PART 3: Innovations 10 Moravians and the Celebration of American Figures and Holidays, 1776–1826 Thomas J. McCullough 11 Moravian Architecture Becomes Southern David Bergstone 12 The Americanization of Moravian Music: An Examination of the Salem Manuscript Books David Blum 13 Becoming American in Salem’s Congregation Pottery Geoffrey Hughes PART 4: Segregation 14 The Changing Landscape of Slavery in Salem and its Legacy Martha Hartley 15 Rejection of the Baptized: Moravians and Slavery Charles D. Rodenbough 16 The Moravian Easter Morning Services from 1772–1822: Easter and the Birth of American-Moravian Identity Grant Profant McAllister 17 Becoming American at the Moravian Missions in Springplace and Oothcaloga Ulrike Wiethaus Index
