The Joyful Community
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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What does it truly mean to surrender individual will in pursuit of collective salvation? The Joyful Community is a meticulous sociological account of the Bruderhof, a Christian communal movement rooted in Anabaptist tradition that, by the time of writing, had already survived into its third generation — a rare and remarkable feat among intentional communities. Zablocki chronicles the inner workings of this deeply devoted group, detailing the social structures, spiritual disciplines, economic arrangements, and interpersonal tensions that bind — and at times fracture — its members, offering an unflinching portrait of communal life in all its complexity. Zablocki writes with the precision of a trained sociologist and the empathy of a genuine observer, drawing on firsthand fieldwork to present one of the most thorough studies of an intentional religious community ever produced. Hailed by *The Last Whole Earth Catalogue* as the best and most useful book on communes that's been written, this work stands as an enduring touchstone in the literature of alternative social organisation. For anyone who has ever questioned the boundaries between freedom and belonging, between faith and institution, The Joyful Community poses questions whose answers are far from simple.
Author: Benjamin Zablocki
Format: Paperback
Genre: Society & culture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What does it truly mean to surrender individual will in pursuit of collective salvation? The Joyful Community is a meticulous sociological account of the Bruderhof, a Christian communal movement rooted in Anabaptist tradition that, by the time of writing, had already survived into its third generation — a rare and remarkable feat among intentional communities. Zablocki chronicles the inner workings of this deeply devoted group, detailing the social structures, spiritual disciplines, economic arrangements, and interpersonal tensions that bind — and at times fracture — its members, offering an unflinching portrait of communal life in all its complexity. Zablocki writes with the precision of a trained sociologist and the empathy of a genuine observer, drawing on firsthand fieldwork to present one of the most thorough studies of an intentional religious community ever produced. Hailed by *The Last Whole Earth Catalogue* as the best and most useful book on communes that's been written, this work stands as an enduring touchstone in the literature of alternative social organisation. For anyone who has ever questioned the boundaries between freedom and belonging, between faith and institution, The Joyful Community poses questions whose answers are far from simple.