To Live upon Hope
Mohicans and Missionaries in the Eighteenth-Century Northeast
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10021577 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark A Nicholas (0000-0003-4554-1129, University of St. Thomas - Texas, corresponding author), Raymond Wheeler (0000-0002-8430-7856), Rachel Wheeler (0000-0002-4331-6326) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 187-187 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8723 • E-ISSN: 1945-2314 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/27694753 |
| OpenAlex | W2585437956 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
While To Live upon Hope is grounded in religious studies, it is as much an ethnohistory of the Mohican Indians of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and of Shekomeko, New York. It is unlike other comparative eighteenth-century community histories. Comparative mission history is not a vibrant field. Most historians of the native Northeast typically favor one denomination—whether Congregationalist, Moravian, or Jesuit. Rachel Wheeler has found two separate towns in two separate colonies with two separate denominations working among the same Indians: the Congregationalists in Stockbridge and the Moravians in Shekomeko. Crossing borders of faith, language, race, and culture with a deep foundation in archival research, Wheeler moves in and out of these communities and penetrates the hearts and souls of some obscure Christian Indians. To Live upon Hope is an exciting and unusual book. Stockbridgers had different mission encounters than did the Shekomekoans. Congregational mission zeal was also one of Anglicization, whereas the Moravian emphasis was on a close Mohican relationship with the blood of Christ. Wheeler draws out those distinctions, focusing on the local experience where she can. Geography, kin, and community determined the timing, pace, and success of mission work. Her book reflects those variables—some chapters focus on Stockbridgers, others on Shekomekoans. When missionaries and Mohicans from the two communities met, Wheeler explains the reasons. With two communities, the rhythm of the book is of much significance; this is not a study to thumb through, much less one in which to skip chapters
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |