 | Jesus Is Female: Moravians and Radical Religion in Early America Subjects: Moravian Church in America -- History -- 18th century; Moravian Church in America -- Relations -- Lutheran Church; Moravian Church in America -- Relations -- Reformed Church; Moravian Church in America -- Doctrines -- History -- 18th century; Lutheran Chu; Jesus Is Female chronicles the religious violence that erupted in many German and Swedish communities in colonial America as colonists fought over whether to accept the Moravians, and suggests that gender issues were at the heart of the raging conflict. Aaron Spencer Fogleman is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. He is the author of Hopeful Journeys: German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America, 1717-1775, also published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. |
