Building on earlier work on the history of Moravian masculinity in the more urban centers of
Euro-American activity and moving the focus of scrutiny to the mission field of Pennsylvania,
this essay asks how the change of place and environment, both natural and cultural, might
affect the notions and practices of Moravian masculinity. Through an examination of
passages from the Shamokin mission diary, written between 1745 and 1755, the essay
suggests that the place and ethos of Moravian life, even as it was conducted in a small …