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Jesus Is Female : Moravians and Radical Religion in Early America.

Fogleman, Aaron Spencer.

Jesus Is Female : Moravians and Radical Religion in Early America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (349 pages) - Early American Studies . - Early American Studies .

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Tables -- Introduction: The Challenge of Radical Religion -- Part I: Religion and Gender -- 1. Radical Religion in a Colonial Context -- 2. Gender and Confessional Order in the Protestant World -- Part II: The Moravian Challenge -- 3. The Challenge to Gender Order -- 4. The Ecumenical Challenge -- Part III: Religious Violence and the Defense of Order -- 5. The Orthodox Response -- 6. The Confrontation in the Middle Colonies -- 7. Religious Violence Erupts -- Conclusion: The Limits of Radical Religion in America -- Appendices -- 1. Anti-Moravian Polemics in North America, 1741-1763 -- 2. Court Cases, Arrests, Imprisonments, Pursuits of Moravian Preachers in North America, 1742-1747 -- 3. Pastors and Assistants Sent by European Religious Centers to North America, 1726-1754 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments -- Plates Sections.

Jesus Is Female chronicles the religious violence that erupted in many German and Swedish communities in colonial America as colonists fought over whether to accept the Moravians, and suggests that gender issues were at the heart of the raging conflict.

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