The Ephrata Commune: An Early American Counterculture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780822958017)

Tells of the founding and subsequent history of Ephrata, a mystical religious community that flourished in eastern Pennsylvania in the mid-eighteenth century. Its leader, Conrad Beissel, a German Pietist who came to America in 1720 seeking spiritual peace and solitude. Settled in Lancaster County, his talents and charisma attracted other German settlers who shared his vision of a community built in the image of apostolic Christianity.

Author: E. G. Alderfer
ISBN-10: 0822958015
ISBN-13: 9780822958017
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Language: English
Published: 10/28/1985
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.26h x 5.90w x 0.72d