2006: Recent historiographical trends of the British Studies
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Johannes Kelpius (1673–1708): Mystic on the Wissahickon

Published 2006-07-01

Keywords

  • London Quakers,
  • Johannes Kelpius

Abstract

This article attempts to give an overview of Kelp's career from Transylvania to Pennsylvania, his religious views, and the intellectual background of his thought. Using archival material it reasserts the importance of the connections between the German Pietist group and the London Quakers and highlights some of the hazier points of the Kelpius scholarship.