Episode 28: Religious Landscapes in Early America: A Conversation About Johannes Kelpius with Dr. Timothy Grieve-Carlson. - a podcast by Alexander Lawrence Ames

There are few characters from early Pennsylvania history more mysterious and fascinating than Johannes Kelpius, “the hermit of the Wissahickon” whose intellectual and spiritual life is the stuff of legend, centuries after his death. Kelpius embodied many of the deep traditions of European religious devotional life that found expression in early Pennsylvania—Pietism and mysticism included. In this episode of Cloister Talk, Dr. Timothy Grieve-Carlson welcomes us into the world of Kelpius’s spirituality as it connects to early modern understandings of nature and the environment and discusses Kelpius’s lasting resonance as a religious pioneer of sorts. Professor Grieve-Carlson also walks us through his research process and reflects on future pathways in Pennsylvania German studies.

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