Dr.PAUL PEUCKER

Office: Moravian Church Archives (41 W. Locust St.)
Phone: 610-866-3255
Email: peukerp@moravian.edu
Homepage: http://www.moravianchurcharchives.org/about/staff/

Teaching: I teach a class on 18th-century Moravian history. This class has a strong focus on Moravian historiography: how did 18th-century Moravians perceive their history? How do scholars write about the Moravians? I also teach a class on Archival Studies. In this course we discuss the basic principles of archival science, connected with practical work at the Moravian Church Archives.

Current Research: I am working on a book on the so-called "Sifting Time" in the Moravian Church, a period in the mid-18th century that was perceived as a time of severe crisis. The memory of the Sifting Time played a defining role in the development of the Moravian Church.