ABSTRACT

This book covers the life of John Frederic Oberlin from his adolescence to his death. It provides adequate details of the relationships between Oberlin's life and work and the social and intellectual currents of his time, with impartiality and rational perspective.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

part 1

From Strasbourg to Waldersbach: 1740-1767

chapter 1|4 pages

Heritage and Childhood

chapter 2

Preparation

chapter 3

The Ban de la Roche

part 2

Educational Reform, Economic Development, Spiritual Regeneration: 1767-1782

chapter 4

The Children

chapter 6

The Preacher and Pastor

part 3|49 pages

The Lonely Years: 1782-1788

chapter 8|10 pages

“You Have Taken My Wife from Me”

chapter 9|20 pages

Of Mysteries and Dark Enchantments

part 4|44 pages

Revolution and Liberation: 1789-1804

chapter 10|15 pages

"Christian Patriotism"

chapter 11|19 pages

Citizen Oberlin

chapter 12|8 pages

Refuge and Liberation

part 5|43 pages

The Years of Fulfillment: 1804-1826

chapter 13|16 pages

Happy Endings, New Beginnings

chapter 15|4 pages

Last Days, Death, and Burial