American Aurora: Environment and Apocalypse in the Life of Johannes Kelpius

American Aurora explores the impact of climate change on early modern radical religious groups during the height...
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Author: Timothy Grieve-Carlson
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American Aurora: Environment and Apocalypse in the Life of Johannes Kelpius by Grieve-Carlson, Timothy

American Aurora: Environment and Apocalypse in the Life of Johannes Kelpius

$132.62

American Aurora: Environment and Apocalypse in the Life of Johannes Kelpius

$132.62
Author: Timothy Grieve-Carlson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
American Aurora explores the impact of climate change on early modern radical religious groups during the height of the Little Ice Age in the seventeenth century. Focusing on the life and legacy of Johannes Kelpius (1667-1707), an enormously influential but comprehensively misunderstood theologian who settled outside of Philadelphia from 1604 to 1707, Timothy Grieve-Carlson explores the Hermetic and alchemical dimensions of Kelpius's Christianity before turning to his legacy in American religion and literature. This engaging analysis showcases Kelpius's forgotten theological intricacies, spiritual revelations, and cosmic observations, illuminating the complexity and foresight of an important colonial mystic.

As radical Protestants during Kelpius's lifetime struggled to understand their changing climate and a seemingly eschatological cosmos, esoteric texts became crucial sources of meaning. Grieve-Carlson presents original translations of Kelpius's university writings, which have never been published in English, along with analyses and translations of other important sources from the period in German and Latin.

Ultimately, American Aurora points toward a time and place when climate change caused an eruption of esoteric thought and practice-and how this moment has been largely forgotten.

Author: Timothy Grieve-Carlson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/24/2024
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.18w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780197765579

About the Author
Timothy Grieve-Carlson is Assistant Professor of Religion at Westminster College.

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