The lives, ideals, and writings of these early German Pietists give an indication where most of the German-American communal societies, especially their leaders, received much of their sustenance, comfort, and encouragement. It was in Pietism that they found their spiritual roots. -VICTOR PETERS, The German Pietists: Spiritual Mentors of the German Communal Settlements in America,
---In [email protected], <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote: The new Jerusalem . . . where thee will not be harmed by pagen, Turk or stranger, for the whole world will be one, and will have no enemies. ~Paracelsus The European Satsanga, and the forming of the Western ashram-like village: Spirituality from individual spiritual experience to living room satsangas, meetings, and intentional community... An iteration: Excerpts from: The German Pietists: Spiritual Mentors of the German Communal Settlements in America Victor Peters Professor of History Moorehead University Moorehead, Minnesota Communal Societies, The Journal of the Communal Studies Association http://www.communalstudies.org/communal-societies-vol-1-1981 http://www.communalstudies.org/communal-societies-vol-1-1981
