Radical Pietism - Harmony Society, New Harmony, Indiana, Harmony, Pennsylvania, Pietism, Amana Colonies, George Rapp, Labadists (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Harmony Society, New Harmony, Indiana, Harmony, Pennsylvania, Pietism, Amana Colonies, George Rapp, Labadists, Old Economy Village, Johannes Kelpius, Gerhard Tersteegen, Jane Leade, Ephrata Cloister, Jean de Labadie, Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, Johann Conrad Dippel, Johann Michael Hahn, John Pordage, Skevikare, Sven Rosen, Lars Ulstadius, Gottfried Arnold, Philadelphians, Conrad Beissel, Johann Wilhelm Petersen, Thomas Leopold, Conventicle, Christoph Schutz, Michael Hahn'sche Community. Excerpt: 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. The Harmony Society is best known for its worldly successes, eventually building three successive communities, first at Harmony, Pennsylvania, then New Harmony, Indiana, finally settling in Economy (now Ambridge, Pennsylvania). Johann Georg Rapp (George Rapp) 1757-1847.Main Article George Rapp Johann Georg Rapp (November 1, 1757 - August 7, 1847) was the founder of the religious sect called Harmonists, Harmonites, Rappites, or the Harmony Society. Born in Iptingen, Duchy of Wurttemberg, Germany, Rapp became inspired by the philosophies of Jakob Bohme, Philipp Jakob Spener, and Emanuel Swedenbor...