New Sacred Writing and Charisma

The Transformation of Religious Authority in Nineteenth-Century America
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-8471-1501-4
Verlag: V & R Unipress GmbH

Buch, Englisch, Band Band 085, 422 Seiten, gebunden, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 731 g

Reihe: Kirche - Konfession - Religion

Mid-nineteenth-century America was a vibrant period marked by charismatic leaders who produced new sacred writing. This book explores the lives and works of Mormon founder Joseph Smith Jr., Methodist revivalist Phoebe Palmer, and Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson, focusing on how their textual productions contributed to a diverse discourse community grappling with a perceived loss of religious authority. It identifies shared motifs and practices these modern prophets employed to establish new carriers of religious authority. Claudia Jetter examines the concept of ‘religious authority,’ highlighting the dynamic ascription processes between charismatic leaders and interactive social communities within the historical context of nineteenth-century America.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jetter, Claudia

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen Konfessionen amerikanischen Ursprungs
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

Jetter, Claudia
Dr. Claudia Jetter is a researcher at the Department of English at Heidelberg University. Her research focuses on new religious movements, women's history and digital religious practices.