Harmony Society (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Harmony Society was a Christian theosophy and pietist society founded in Iptingen, Germany, in 1785. Due to religious persecution by the Lutheran Church and the government in Wurttemberg, the Harmony Society moved to the United States on October 7, 1803, initially purchasing 3,000 acres (12 km ) of land in Butler County, Pennsylvania. On February 15, 1805, they, together with about 400 followers, formally organized the Harmony Society, placing all their goods in common.The Society was founded and led by Johann Georg Rapp (1757-1847) and his adopted son, Frederick (Reichert) Rapp (1775-1834), and lasted for 100 years - roughly from 1805 until 1905. Members of the society were sometimes called Harmonists, Harmonites, or Rappites.