American+Religious+History

=American Religious History=

Schwenkfelder Pathfinder
media type="custom" key="7380125" align="right" The Schwenkfelders are a Protestant group who settled in North America in the early 18th Century. The best place to research the Schwenkfelder Church, its history and heritage is the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center. However, you will also find many useful resources in our library.

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Schwenkfelder Church Schwenkfelders Schwenkfelders -- Pennsylvania Schwenckfeld, Caspar, 1489-1561 Pennsylvania -- Church history Silesia -- Church history

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Fraktur Chart FrakturWeb Pennsylvania German Society The Schwenkfelders--Article from the United Church of Christ Historical Council. [|Schwenkfelder Church]--Wikipedia article. **WARNING:** Read for background information and external links, but **DO NOT** cite! [|Schwenkfelder Google Timeline]
 * Other Online Resources**

Berns, Walter. "The new pacifism and world government." //National Review// 27 May 1983: 613+. //Global Issues In Context//. Web. 1 Nov. 2010.
 * Articles:**

"Schwenckfeldians" //The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church//. Ed. E. A. Livingstone. Oxford University Press, 2006. //Oxford Reference Online//. Oxford University Press. Perkiomen School. 1 November 2010 