The Quest for the New Jerusalem, Jean de Labadie and the Labadists, 1610–1744

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Early Years and Jesuit Training, 1610–1639....Pages 1-18
Jansenism in Picardy. Labadie from Bordeaux to Amiens, 1639–1644, and his retreat at Port-Royal-des-Champs....Pages 19-40
The Troubled Years. From Bazas to Montauban, 1644–1650....Pages 41-62
The Reformer among the Reformed. Labadie at Montauban, 1650–1657....Pages 63-86
In Demand. Labadie at Orange, 1657–1659, and his call to London....Pages 87-102
‘A Second Calvin.’ Labadie at Geneva, 1659–1666....Pages 103-134
Storms and Schisms. Labadie at Middelburg and Veere, 1666–1669....Pages 135-172
‘A Garden Walled Around’. Labadie at Amsterdam, 1669, 1670....Pages 173-192
‘The Garden Prepared.’ Labadie at Herford, 1670–1672....Pages 193-219
‘The Garden in Flower’, Labadie at Altona, 1672–1674....Pages 221-239
One Heart and Soul. Labadists at Wieuwerd, 1675–1692....Pages 241-271
Disaster in the Jungle. Labadist Colonial Enterprise in Surinam, 1683–1719....Pages 273-288
Piety in the Plantations. Labadists at Bohemia Manor, Maryland, 1679–1722....Pages 289-311
Twilight of an Era. The Final Years in Friesland, 1692–1744....Pages 313-336
Back Matter....Pages 337-490