Much of the beliefs and theology of Ephrata and its founder, Conrad Beissel comes from Radical German Pietism and the German mystic and theosophist, Jacob Boehme. Boehme was a Radical and original thinker - he comes out of the Lutheran tradition but then has his own enlightening mystical experiences which inform all of his writing. Boehme not only have a huge influence on Beissel and Ephrata, but also a number of other religious movements, German Philosophers, and thinkers. This presentation discusses this original thinker and his influence on the Ephrata Community.
15 ноя 2020