Spiritual and Visionary Communities: Out to Save the World

Professor Timothy Miller · Professor Eileen Barker

Mar 2013 · Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

About this ebook

Exploring religious and spiritual intentional communities active in the world today, Spiritual and Visionary Communities provides a balanced introduction to a diverse range of communities worldwide. Breaking new ground with its focus on communities which have had little previous academic or public attention, the authors explore a part of contemporary society which 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 themselves, 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.

About the author

Timothy Miller has thirty years' experience in the study of new religious movements, with a special focus on communal groups.

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