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This eloquent study describes the complex process of assimilation that occurred among multi-ethnic groups in Wachovia, the evangelical community that settled a 100,000-acre tract in Piedmont North Carolina from 1750 to 1860. It counters commonplace notions that evangelicalism was a divisive force in the antebellum South, demonstrating instead the ability of evangelical beliefs and practices to unify diverse peoples and foster shared cultural values. In Hope's Promise, Scott Rohrer dissects the internal workings of the ecumenical Moravian movement at Wachovia-

Frontier and pioneer life --- Christian communities --- Evangelicalism --- Ethnicity --- Acculturation --- British Americans --- Moravians --- Anglo-Americans --- English Americans --- British --- Ethnology --- Brethren, United --- Hernhutters --- Herrnhuter --- Society of United Brethren --- Unitas Fratrum --- United Brethren --- Hussites --- Culture contact --- Development education --- Civilization --- Culture --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Cultural fusion --- Ethnic identity --- Group identity --- Multiculturalism --- Cultural pluralism --- Evangelical religion --- Protestantism, Evangelical --- Evangelical Revival --- Fundamentalism --- Pietism --- Protestantism --- Christian communes --- Communes, Christian --- Communities, Christian --- Religious communities --- Border life --- Homesteading --- Pioneer life --- Adventure and adventurers --- Manners and customs --- Pioneers --- History. --- Social aspects --- History --- Forsyth County (N.C.) --- Forsyth Co., N.C. --- Religious life and customs. --- Ethnic relations. --- Culture contact (Acculturation)