Seeds of the kingdom : utopian communities in the Americas / Anna L. Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peterson, Anna Lisa, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amish Mennonites--United States--History.

Christian sociology--Mennonites--History.

Christian sociology--Catholic Church--History.

Catholic Church--El Salvador--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a study of the experiences of two very different communities: former refugees in the mountains of El Salvador and Amish farmers in the Midwestern US. They both aim to embody the reign of God on earth, but from different perspectives. Both practical and ideological commonalities are described.

Contents:

Contents; Acronyms; Research Methods and Sources; Introduction: Residence on Earth; 1. Farm, Land, Church: Anabaptist Agriculture and Community; 2. Promised Land: Progressive Catholic Agrarians in Latin America; 3. Nature; 4. Community; 5. Utopia; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; E; F; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-029306-3

0-19-804043-1

1-4237-3503-X

9786611197186

1-281-19718-1

OCLC:

62323469