Publications
Our Family of Publications
All of our publications are available for purchase from the:
Moravian Book and Gift Shop
614 S. Main Street
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101
336-723-6262
Around-the-World Moravian Unity Cookbook
by C. Daniel Crews
ISBN 978-0-9719411-5-1
248 pages $12.95 + tax
Published October 2008
Take a global cooking tour, as Archivist C. Daniel Crews serves up dishes from Moravian Church centers throughout the world. With these 212 recipes we can share in the rich diversity of the Moravian Church from Alaska to South Africa, Nicaragua to Nepal, Denmark to Suriname.
Faith, Love, Hope: A History of the Unitas Fratrum
by C. Daniel Crews
ISBN 978-0-9719411-3-7
440 pages $29.95 + tax
Published June 2008
Archivist C. Daniel Crews tells the thrilling and ultimately tragic story of the pioneer Reformation church, the Unitas Fratrum, the Unity — the early Moravian Church. A major hardcover publication, it features three maps, 63 pictures, a timeline, a copious bibliography, and lists of bishops of the Unity and rulers of Bohemia. This is a beautiful book to own and read.
This We Most Certainly Believe: Thoughts on Moravian Theology
by C. Daniel Crews
ISBN 0-9719411-2-2
52 pages $5.95 + tax
Published January 2005
Who are the Moravians and what do they believe? In a down-to-earth style for the everyday reader, Archivist C. Daniel Crews explores that portion of Christian faith that makes Moravians distinctly, uniquely Moravian.
With Courage for the Future: The Story of the Moravian Church, Southern Province
by C. Daniel Crews & Richard W. Starbuck
ISBN 0-9719411-0-6
950 pages $34.95 + tax
Published September 2002
The only history of its kind about the Moravian Church in the Southern United States from the first permanent settlement in 1753 into the 21st century. Thorough, complete, yet intimate and a joy to read. Includes maps and 58 pictures.
An extensive appendix includes:
- a time line of events from 1751 to 2002;
- historical dates of churches;
- bishops of the Province;
- pastorates of the Province;
- a select bibliography.
With Courage for the Future is published by the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province, as part of the 250th anniversary celebration of the Province.
Our 250th anniversary series:
These booklets comprise the first three chapters, the 12th chapter and other excerpts of With Courage for the Future, the 250th anniversary history of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province. Written by Dr. C. Daniel Crews, Archivist and church historian, they tell of the beginning of Wachovia, from its first settlement of Bethabara in 1753 through the turmoil of the Revolutionary War and the peace of 1783, plus the Civil War period, 1860-1865, the twofold story of the Moravians and slavery and St. Philips Moravian Church, and the tragedy of the Cherokee Nation and the Moravian mission that served them.
Villages of the Lord: The Moravians Come to Carolina
by C. Daniel Crews
44 pages $4.95 + tax
Temporarily out of print
Dedicated members of the Moravian Church carve settlements out of wilderness in the North Carolina colony of the 1750’s. Bethabara first and then Bethania are established in Wachovia, the huge tract of land the church purchased in 1753. And refuge is given to frontier families fleeing the perils of the French and Indian War.
My Name Shall Be There: The Founding of Salem
by C. Daniel Crews
58 pages $4.95 + tax
The Salem part of Winston-Salem is begun as the Moravians set out to build their central community in the North Carolina colony. Also in Wachovia, the country congregations of Friedberg and Friedland are begun.
Through Fiery Trials: The Revolutionary War and the Moravians
by C. Daniel Crews
60 pages $4.95 + tax
The story of the Moravian Church in the American war for independence. Buffeted by Tory and Patriot alike, members of the church hold to their religious principles as the shadow of war looms ever nearer.
A Storm in the Land: Southern Moravians and the Civil War
by C. Daniel Crews
40 pages $4.95 + tax
Moravians, South and North, march off to war in America’s greatest national tragedy.
Neither Slave nor Free: Moravians, Slavery, and a Church That Endures
by C. Daniel Crews
57 pages $4.95 + tax
One small Protestant denomination of European heritage wrestles with the great national sin. One small congregation of African heritage traces its roots from slavery to today.
Faith and Tears: The Moravian Mission among the Cherokee
by C. Daniel Crews
60 pages $4.95 + tax
The Moravian Church ministers to the Cherokee, and follows beyond the “Trail of Tears” to the Indian Territory in the West.
All Needful Gifts
translated by C. Daniel Crews and Nola Reed Knouse
22 pages $3.50 + tax
Be Now and Evermore Our Head
translated by C. Daniel Crews and Nola Reed Knouse
24 pages $3.50 + tax
The first joint publications of the Moravian Archives and the Moravian Music Foundation. Each booklet has six hymns of Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf, offer words of encouragement and admonition for Christians today. They are translated and set to chorales for use by church choirs and congregations
Civil War Notables of Salem God’s Acre and Salem Cemetery
by Richard W. Starbuck
24 pages $3.95 + tax
Published October 2005
Take a tour of the Salem Moravian graveyard and the public Salem Cemetery, and visit gravesites of a few who lived, fought, and died in the great American tragedy. This litte booklet features 10 period photographs plus a handy map of the burial grounds.
Confessing Our Unity in Christ
by C. Daniel Crews
38 pages $3.00 + tax
Traces our Church’s faith from the ancient Unity of Brethren to our most recent Unity Synod. Second edition.
Funeral Chorales of the Moravian Church
20 pages $3.50 + tax
One of the most beautiful customs of the Moravian Church is the playing of a band at a funeral service. But what does the band play and why? These questions are answered in a slim booklet first published in 1905 and now refreshed for today’s readers.
Ghosts of Salem and Other Tales
compiled by Richard W. Starbuck
artwork by Lu Newman
ISBN 0-9719411-1-4
42 pages $6.95 + tax
Published September 2002
The Little Red Man, the strange exit of Br. Staub, the Cold Spot, and other tales inhabit a delightful little booklet of stories about the Moravian community of Salem, North Carolina.
Memorabilia of Salem Congregation, 1931-1961
by J. Kenneth Pfohl
490 pages $12.00 + tax
A comprehensive review of each year, as given by Bishop Pfohl at Home Moravian Church on each eve of the new year.
The Moravian Idea: Christ Is All
by J. Kenneth Pfohl
15 pages $1.25 + tax
A brief answer to the oft-asked question: Who are the Moravians and what do they believe.
The Story of the Thirteenth of August 1727
by Gerhard Reichel
translated by
Douglas L. Rights
47 pages $4.75 + tax
The events that took place — the controversy and the blessing — that made the village of Herrnhut into a “living congregation of Jesus Christ.”
Also included in this booklet is “Moravian Views of the Holy Spirit” by C. Daniel Crews, Archivist of the Moravian Church, Southern Province.
Other Notes and Information:
- Prices as of 11/12/2008
- Books can be order via mail using this order form [pdf]
- All of our publications are available for purchase from the:
Moravian Book and Gift Shop
614 S. Main Street
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101
336-723-6262
