Community of True Inspiration
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The Community of True Inspiration was a 19th-century German pietist religious movement that emigrated to the United States and became best known for establishing the communal Amana Colonies in Iowa.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pietist group
ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | founding the Amana Colonies ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
direct inspiration of the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
obedience to inspired leaders ⓘ separation from the world ⓘ simple Christian living ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| differentiatedFrom |
mainstream Lutheran churches
ⓘ
state churches in Germany ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agriculture
ⓘ
crafts ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedColony |
Amana Colonies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Amana NERFINISHED ⓘ High Amana NERFINISHED ⓘ Homestead NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Amana NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Amana NERFINISHED ⓘ South Amana NERFINISHED ⓘ West Amana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| governedBy |
spiritual elders
ⓘ
temporal elders ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
charismatic leadership
ⓘ
communal living ⓘ religious separatism ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of German-American religious utopianism
ⓘ
major 19th-century American communal society ⓘ |
| initialUSSettlement | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Lutheran Pietism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Radical Pietism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | German ⓘ |
| laterUSSettlement | Iowa County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedFrom |
Hesse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ other German states ⓘ |
| movementType | German Pietism ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | theocratic communal society ⓘ |
| practiced |
communal ownership of property
ⓘ
community of goods ⓘ religious communalism ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | Amana Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPlace | Amana Colonies National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| settledIn | Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Amana Colonies Historic District