Jean-Francois Reynier; a French Swiss Huguenot; and his wife; Maria Barbara Knoll; a Lutheran from the German territories; crossed the Atlantic several times and lived among Protestants; Jews; African slaves; and Native Americans from Suriname to New York and many places in between. While they preached to and doctored many Atlantic peoples in religious missions; revivals; and communal experiments; they encountered scandals; bouts of madness; and other turmoil; including within their own marriage. Aaron Spencer Fogleman's riveting narrative offers a lens through which to better understand how individuals engaged with the eighteenth-century Atlantic world and how men and women experienced many of its important aspects differently.Reynier's and Knoll's lives illuminate an underside of empire where religious radicals fought against church authority and each other to find and spread the truth; where Atlantic peoples had spiritual; medical; and linguistic encounters that authorities could not always understand or control; and where wives disobeyed husbands to seek their own truth and opportunity.
#4725491 in Books Trafford 2012-05-29Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.00 x .13 x 8.50l; .32 #File Name: 146693798X52 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Amazing Book!!!! Ideal for Students in All Classrooms!By Sabina IjazAmazing!!!! We are truly privileged to have access to this sacred traditional knowledge on paper. Very easy to read and inspiring. Thank you to the Elders who have shared this for all peoples to benefit. A must-have. Excellent for teaching students Indigenous knowledge... purchase one for all your classroom students; learn and enjoy these beautiful Indigenous teachings that can help change our world back into a peaceful one where we all learn to have good relationships with Mother Earth and each other. Check out the authors' website at [...]
