Harvey Eads
Harvey L. Eads (* 1807 , (South Union) Union Village (Ohio) , † 1892 ) was an influential conservative elder of Shaker in America in the 19th century.
Life
Eads belonged to the educated elite of the community and was a theologian. He represented a very isolationist position with a strong emphasis on cleaning ( english Purification ) and lifestyle ( English Ways of Life ). Until the American Civil War he was one of the main opponents of the reform-minded Frederic Evans .
literature
- Yaacov Oved: Two Hundred Years of American Communes. Routledge 2017. ISBN 1-351-3178-65 , 978-1-351-3178-63.
- RW Pelham: A sketch of the life of Harvey L. Eads. 1884-1885. United Society of Shakers, Shaker Library, 1885.
- Tanja Martina Kasischke: "Where there is no government, there is no God": civil religion in the antebellum America using the example of the Shaker community. Peter Lang 2008: 29, 95. ISBN 3-631-5818-15 , 978-3-631-5818-10.
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| SURNAME | Eads, Harvey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eads, Hervey L .; Eades, HL |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American elder of the Shakers |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Union Village (Ohio) , Ohio , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1892 |