America's Spiritual Utopias: The Quest for Heaven on Earth

by David Yount

There are some 20,000 utopian communities in present-day America. Most of them keep a low profile, welcoming new members without advertising for them. Nearly all are hidden from view -- in rural America, in city slums, behind monastery walls. A majority of them are motivated by religious faith and seek to approximate heaven on earth. Some are startlingly successful. Utopian communities share a belief in the essential goodness of human nature and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313353484
• ISBN13: 9780313353482
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"