An extraordinary book. . . . Beautifully recaptures the lost voice and vision of the early American Philadelphian mystics.-<i>Nova Religio</i><br /><br />Erben's project powerfully reconstructs another lost hermeneutic that will hopefully inspire future scholarship.-<i>American Literature</i><br /><br />Erben makes compelling arguments. . . . [He] successfully broadens our view of early Pennsylvanians and their efforts to create a harmony of the spirits.-<i>Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography</i><br /><br />Erben brilliantly demonstrates how religion, language, and affect come together in the interrelationships among nations, faiths, and individuals. . . . [This book] redefine[s] the parameters of discussion for colonial English and Germany literary culture in early Pennsylvania.-<i>Journal of American Studies</i><br /><br />[A] wonderfully imaginative work on language and translation. . . . <i>A Harmony of the Spirits</i> is thoroughly worth reading for those interested in the religious and ideological underpinnings of American colonization.-<i>Journal of American History</i><br /><br />Intriguing. . . [and] remarkably successful in helping readers understand the broader context for many of the religious groups of early Pennsylvania.-<i>Journal of Moravian History</i><br /><br />Erben has masterfully translated the multilingual sectarian voices of the past into an academic treatise on spiritual cooperation.-<i>William and Mary Quarterly</i><br /><br />Erben's work uses previously unexploited sources to give a fresh perspective on the founding and early history of Pennsylvania. . . . This is a magnificent book that deserves to be widely read and emulated.-<i>American Historical Review</i><br /><br />Scholars interested in transatlantic conversations and in particular Pietist and Quaker studies will find this well-researched and well-written book a welcome volume. Erben's method of providing translation and quotations invites a continued conversation among those who have a shared interest in the spiritual, social and even political life of seventeenth- and eighteenth- century Pennsylvania.-<i>H-Pietism</i><br /><br />Highly readable. . . . The book is wonderfully written and profound in its observations."" - <i>Mennonite Quarterly Review</i><br /><br />