Communities #194: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Communities #194 Spring 2022 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. Issue #194, “Looking Back, Looking Forward,” encompasses stories and lessons from the past 50 years of communal living, reflections on the present, and strategies for adapting to and...
Communities #191: Ecological Culture

Communities #191: Ecological Culture

Communities #191 Summer 2021 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. Our Summer 2021 issue of Communities, #191, focuses on Ecological Culture. Articles range from in-depth stories of ecovillage life, to examinations of the role of language in culture, to...

Communities #190: Faith in Community

Communities #190 Spring 2021 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. This issue explores various interpretations of the theme Faith in Community. Some authors address their personal faith in intentional community itself, and how their life experiences have led...

Communities #189: Community in the Age of Coronavirus

Communities #189 Winter 2020 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. This issue describes how communities and communitarians have dealt with the unexpected changes the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about on their group and personal lives. Authors share tales of...
Notes from the Editor: Up, Down, and All Around

Notes from the Editor: Up, Down, and All Around

By Chris Roth When the theme for this issue (originally simply “Scaling Up”) entered our conversations well over a year ago, we envisioned it in a fairly cut-and-dried way. The basic premise of the theme, as I remember it, was this: Intentional communities and similar...