The Word in the Wilderness

The Word in the Wilderness
Title The Word in the Wilderness PDF eBook
Author Alexander Lawrence Ames
Publisher Penn State Press
Pages 207
Release 2021-05-13
Genre Religion
ISBN 0271092599

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Once a vibrant part of religious life for many Pennsylvania Germans in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Fraktur manuscripts today are primarily studied for their decorative qualities. The Word in the Wilderness takes a different view, probing these documents for what they tell us about the lived religious experiences of the Protestant communities that made and used them and opening avenues for reinterpretation of this well-known, if little understood, set of cultural artifacts. The resplendent illuminated religious manuscripts commonly known as Fraktur have captivated collectors and scholars for generations. Yet fundamental questions about their cultural origins, purpose, and historical significance remain. Alexander Lawrence Ames addresses these by placing Fraktur manuscripts within a “Pietist paradigm,” grounded in an understanding of how their makers viewed “the Word,” or scripture. His analysis combines a sweeping overview of Protestant Christian religious movements in Europe and early America with close analysis of key Pennsylvania devotional manuscripts, revealing novel insights into the religious utility of calligraphy, manuscript illumination, and devotional reading as Protestant spiritual enterprises. Situating the manuscripts in the context of transatlantic religious history, early American spirituality, material culture studies, and the history of book and manuscript production, Ames challenges long-held approaches to Pennsylvania German studies and urges scholars to engage with these texts and with their makers and users on their own terms. Featuring dozens of illustrations, this lively, engaging book will appeal to Fraktur scholars and enthusiasts, historians of early America, and anyone interested in the material culture and spiritual practices of the German-speaking residents of Pennsylvania.

Word in the Wilderness

Word in the Wilderness
Title Word in the Wilderness PDF eBook
Author Malcolm Guite
Publisher Canterbury Press
Pages 208
Release 2014-12-09
Genre Religion
ISBN 1848256809

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For every day from Shrove Tuesday to Easter Day, the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses a favourite poem from across the Christian spiritual and English literary traditions and offers incisive reflections on it. A scholar of poetry and a renowned poet himself, his knowledge is deep and wide and he offers readers a soul-food feast for Lent.

The Word

The Word
Title The Word PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 114
Release 1905
Genre Philosophy and religion
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Catholic Encyclopedia

Catholic Encyclopedia
Title Catholic Encyclopedia PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 898
Release 1908
Genre
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The Apocalypse Explained, According to the Spiritual Sense

The Apocalypse Explained, According to the Spiritual Sense
Title The Apocalypse Explained, According to the Spiritual Sense PDF eBook
Author Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher
Pages 520
Release 1871
Genre Bible
ISBN

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The Catholic Encyclopedia

The Catholic Encyclopedia
Title The Catholic Encyclopedia PDF eBook
Author Charles Herbermann
Publisher
Pages 902
Release 1908
Genre
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Arcana Coelestia

Arcana Coelestia
Title Arcana Coelestia PDF eBook
Author Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher
Pages 400
Release 1881
Genre
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