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The Ephrata Commune (Paperback)

An Early American Counterculture

Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9780822958017
Published: 28th October 1985
Casemate UK Academic

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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.

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