The Community of True Inspiration, or Inspirationists, was one of the most successful religious communities in the United States. This collection offers a broad
This book explores the trans-Atlantic history of Protestant traditions of communalism – communities of shared property. The sixteenth-century Reformation may
Foerstner's collection offers a rare glimpse into the Amana Colonies, a utopian religious community of the 1890s. "Like a time machine, the photographs in "Pict
Founded as a communal society in 1855 by German Pietists, the seven villages of Iowa’s Amana Colonies make up a community whose crafts, architecture, and inst
The Routledge History of Rural America charts the course of rural life in the United States, raising questions about what makes a place rural and how rural plac
