A Summary View of the Millennial Church
Calvin Green and Seth Y. Wells · 1823
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Description
Calvin Green and Seth Y. Wells wrote A Summary View of the Millennial Church in 1823. The work gives the first official account of Shaker faith. The United Society of Believers speaks here in its own voice.
Mother Ann Lee, the sect's founder, stands at the account's heart. Celibacy, shared goods, and the dance of worship mark Shaker life. The authors write at the height of their society's growth and fame. Their calm self-portrait explains a faith many outsiders found strange. Readers meet American communal religion drawn by its own leading hands. The book also serves historians as the Shakers' own yardstick of belief.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Calvin Green and Seth Y. Wells |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1823 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 946555 |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |
Source: https://archive.org/details/asummaryviewmil00wellgoog