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Author : Timothy Miller
Release : 2015
Genre : Collective settlements
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Book Rating : 152/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Encyclopedic Guide to American Intentional Communities by : Timothy Miller
Download or read book The Encyclopedic Guide to American Intentional Communities written by Timothy Miller. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Timothy Miller
Release : 2019-03-26
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Communes in America, 1975-2000 by : Timothy Miller
Download or read book Communes in America, 1975-2000 written by Timothy Miller. This book was released on 2019-03-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communes in America: 1975–2000 is the final volume in Miller’s trilogy on the history of American intentional communities. Providing a comprehensive survey of communities during the last quarter of the twentieth century, Miller offers a detailed study of their character, scope, and evolution. Between 1975 and 2000, the American communal experience evolved dramatically in response to social and environmental challenges that confronted American society as a whole. Long-accepted social norms and institutions—family, religion, medicine, and politics—were questioned as the divorce rate increased, interest in spiritual teachings from Asia grew, and alternative medicine gained ground. Cohousing flourished as a response to an increasing sense of alienation and a need to balance community and private lives. At the same time, Americans became increasingly concerned with environmental protection and preservation of our limited resources. In the face of these social changes, communal living flourished as people sought out communities of like-minded individuals to pursue a higher purpose. Organized topically, each chapter in the volume provides basic information about various types of communities and detailed examples of each type, from ecovillages and radical Christian communities to pagan communes and cohousing experiments. Miller also takes a step back to look at the prevalence of communal living in American life over the twentieth century. Based on exhaustive research, Miller’s final volume provides an indispensable survey and guide to understanding utopianism’s enduring presence in American culture.
Author : Diana Leafe Christian
Release : 2007-05-01
Genre : House & Home
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Book Rating : 834/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Finding Community by : Diana Leafe Christian
Download or read book Finding Community written by Diana Leafe Christian. This book was released on 2007-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to research, visit, evaluate, and join the ecovillage or sustainable community of your dreams. Finding community is as critical as obtaining food and shelter, since the need to belong is what makes us human. The isolation and loneliness of modern life have led many people to search for deeper connection, which has resulted in a renewed interest in intentional communities. These intentional communities or ecovillages are an appealing choice for like-minded people who seek to create a family-oriented and ecologically sustainable lifestyle—a lifestyle they are unlikely to find anywhere else. However, the notion of an intentional community can still be a tremendous leap for some—deterred perhaps by a misguided vision of eking out a hardscrabble existence with little reward. In fact, successful ecovillages thrive because of the combined skills and resources of their members. Finding Community presents a thorough overview of ecovillages and intentional communities and offers solid advice on how to research thoroughly, visit thoughtfully, evaluate intelligently, and join gracefully. Useful considerations include: Important questions to ask (of members and of yourself) Signs of a healthy (and not-so-healthy) community Cost of joining (and staying) Common blunders to avoid Finding Community provides intriguing possibilities to readers who are seeking a more cooperative, sustainable, and meaningful life. Diana Leafe Christian is the author of Creating a Life Together and editor of Communities magazine. She lives at Earthhaven Ecovillage in North Carolina.
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Release : 2016-07-31
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Book Rating : 496/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Communities Directory by :
Download or read book Communities Directory written by . This book was released on 2016-07-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A more cooperative world is possible.If we were to put the entire history of humankind into a 24-hour-day, it would only be in the past couple minutes that civilization has looked like this.Pollution. Exploitation. Isolation. Disparity. Symptoms of a society out of control, and certainly not one that was designed to last.But what if we could live differently?It turns out, more than 100,000 people already are, in ecovillages, cohousing, communes, and communities of all kinds around the world. They're working together to create fair, sustainable, and satisfying models of society.How can you find intentional communities?The answer is the Communities Directory -- an online and printed catalog of intentional communities in the US, and all over the planet.For 25 years the Fellowship for Intentional Community (FIC) has been building, innovating, and keeping this catalog fresh.A book to find the community that suits you!In addition to profiling more than 1,000 communities, the book includes full-page maps showing where communities are located, charts that compare communities by more than 30 different qualities, and an easy index to find communities interested in specific pursuits.Guide to Intentional Communities & Cooperative LivingThis epic book includes tons of bonus content, including articles on how to start or join a community, the basics of group dynamics and decision-making, and countless resources and links to help your community thrive!
Author : Timothy Miller
Release : 2013
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 038/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Spiritual and Visionary Communities by : Timothy Miller
Download or read book Spiritual and Visionary Communities written by Timothy Miller. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritual and Visionary Communities provides a balanced introduction to a diverse range of communities worldwide. Focusing on communities which have had little previous academic or public attention, the authors explore a part of contemporary society that is rarely understood. Communities studied include: Israeli kibbutzim, Mandarom, the Twelve Tribes, 'The Farm' and the Camphill movement. Written from a range of perspectives, this collection includes contributions from members of the groups, former members and academic observers, and as such will offer a unique and invaluable discussion of religious and spiritual communities in the U.S., Europe and beyond.
