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WWW Resources on Alternative and Utopian Communities
General Resources
These are general resources on utopian, intentional or alternative communities, and
related information. Some of the sites, such as Religious Studies on the Internet provides
access to information and sources (e.g. The Bible) related to the construction of
alternative communities.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
http://ccel.wheaton.edu/
An extensive collection of classic Christian writings.
Communal studies organization
http://www.well.com/user/cmty/icsa
Communal Studies Bibliography
http://www.salamander.com/~jgoodin/csabibs.html
Comparative Religion--A Directory
of Internet Resources for the Academic Study of Religion
http://www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html
Intentional Communities
http://www.ic.org/
The Rain-Atlantis Project: Studies in
Utopian & Peaceful Societies
http://www.rain.org/utopia1.html
Reach: Intentional Communities
http://www.ic.org/fic/cmag/88/reach88.html
Religious Studies on the Internet
http://www.wlv.ac.uk/sed/rsnet.htm
The Society for Utopian Studies
http://www.utoronto.ca/utopia/
SocioSite:
Activism-Collective Action-Social Movements-Utopia
http://145.18.241.97/sociosite/TOPICS/activism.html
Utopia
http://www.wdc.net/~smd/utopia.htm
Utopia On the Internet
http://www.erols.com/jonwill/utopialist.htm
A set of links and resources on utopian communities and literature.
Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and
Learning in Theology and Religion
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/front.htm
"Despite the austerity of its appearance, this guide provides students and
educators with copious references to electronic resources related to the study of religion
and theology. The well-organized guide focuses on Christianity but also includes
information on other world religions. Users may browse the catalog of annotated Internet
resources by course area or material type, including bibliographies, syllabi, electronic
texts, electronic journals, Websites, electronic discussion groups, and liturgical
resources. The guide was created by Charles Bellinger, a librarian at Regent College
(Vancouver, BC), for the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
located within Wabash College (Crawfordsville, Indiana)." (Scout Report for
Social Sciences, 4/6/99)
Witchcraft Bibliography Project
http://www.hist.unt.edu/witch.htm
"The Witchcraft Bibliography Project compiles and disseminates
bibliographical information about witchcraft in early modern Europe and America. The
bibliography includes references in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German,
Hungarian, Polish, Russian, and Dutch. The bibliography is divided into 20 topics and may
be browsed online or downloaded as a compressed self-extracting file. In addition, the
Website contains a briefly annotated list of Internet resources related to the project.
The extensive bibliography was originally compiled by History Professor Jeffrey Merrick of
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and has recently been enlarged and amended by its
current compiler, Richard M. Golden, Chair of the Department of History at the University
of North Texas." (Scout Report for Social Sciences, 4/6/99)
Community Web Sites
These sites provide direct access to specific communites.
Acorn Community
http://www.gaia.org/ic/acorn/
Bruderhof
http://www.bruderhof.org
"The Bruderhof is a community movement of
families and single men and women, living in 7 communities in New York, Pennsylvania,
and southern England. The basis of our communal life is Christ's Sermon on
the Mount, in particular the teachings concerning brotherly love and love of enemies,
mutual service, nonviolence and the refusal to bear arms. We share everything in common,
and each member gives his or her talents, time, and effort wherever they are needed. Money
and possessions are pooled voluntarily and in turn each member is provided for and cared
for."
Twelve Tribes
http://www.twelvetribes.com/
"We are a spiritual brotherhood whose love for
one another stretches across the boundaries of nationality, race, and culture. Our
spiritual life and the love we share come from the God who is love, the One who made every
good thing. We never intended to form a community or band together for a common
cause. Instead, our way of life came about naturally. A little over twenty years ago a man
and his wife were touched in their hearts by the great love that our Creator had for them.
They understood how He tenderly cares for us and wants us to escape the death and decay
all around us. They realized that He had provided a sacrifice for our sins a way out
of the endless cycle of hurting and being hurt. In the only way they knew how, they began
sharing their faith with others, inviting people into their home and loving them in
practical ways."
Twin Oaks
http://www.twinoaks.org
FalseCreek
http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/falsecreek
Gabalah - A New Intentional
Community
http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/~brianj/gabalah.html
House of David
http://www.hodc.com/
Ecotopia
http://www.ecotopia.com/
The Basic Shaker Library
http://www.shakerworkshops.com/shakindx.htm
Hancock Shaker Village
http://www.hancockshakervillage.org
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
http://www.tourky.com/shakervillage/index.htm
Los Horcones
http://www.uni-freiburg.de/borsch/fryburger/utopia.html
Relevant Documents
The following sites provide access to works (books, articles, essays, letters, etc.)
that relate to the study of utopian, alternative, or intentional communities.
Sir Thomas More's Utopia
http://wiretap.spies.com/Gopher/Library/Classic/utopia.txt
Tolstoy's The Gospels in Brief
http://www.the-spa.com/ed.stutsman/gb.htm
Tolstoy's Summary of the Gospels in Brief
http://www.plattsburgh.edu/legacy/ gospel_summary.html
Jefferson Bible
http://www.angelfire.com/co/JeffersonBible/
The Marx-Engels Archives
http://www.marx.org/Archive
The Abolition of Landed Property by
Karl Marx
http://www.marx.org/Archive/1869-Land
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by
Karl Marx
http://www.marx.org/Archive/1880-SUS
On The History of Early Christianity
by Frederich Engels
http://www.marx.org/Archive/1894-Christ
The Origin of the Family, Private
Property, and the State by Karl Marx
http://www.marx.org/Archive/1884-Family
History of the Communist
League by Karl Marx
http://www.marx.org/Archive/1847-CL/1885-history.txt
Shakers
Compendium (1859) by F.W. Evans
http://www.libby.org/password/SHAKER-MANUSCRIPTS/Shakers-Compendium/compndm.htm
http://www.libby.org/password/SHAKER-MANUSCRIPTS/
A
Biography of Robert Owen
http://www.cpm.ll.ehime-u.ac.jp/AkamacHomePage/Akamac_E-text_Links/Owen.html
A New
View of Society, Or, Essays on the Principle of the Formation of the Human Character, and
the Application of the Principle to Practice by Robert Owen
http://socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/owen/newview.txt
Letters from
the Kibbutz
http://www.bubbe.com/Kitchen/Feature/Dina/Grave/bittania.html
Course Syllabi
UTOPIAS Ancient & Modern ( J.
Lenz, Drew U)
http://daniel.drew.edu/~jlenz/fys.html
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