America's spiritual utopias
Subtitle: the quest for heaven on earth
By: David Yount.
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; Praeger
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9780313353482
Subjects: Utopias -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Utopias -- United States -- History; Utopian socialism -- United States -- History; United States -- Church history
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The cloister the keys of the kingdom; title: The Puritans building a city on a hill; title: The Quakers; title: The power of friendly persuasion; title: The Amish return to paradise; title: The Shakers; title: Sharing simple gifts; title: The Mormons; title: To the Promised Land; title: The Oneida Experiment; title: Love one another; title: The Salvation Army; title: Saving body, soul, and spirit; title: The Catholic Worker Movement; title: The virtue of hospitality; title: Today's utopias; title: A place just right.