 
To: corporations-ate-my-cat+@andrew.cmu.edu
Subject: Re: Resource Books on Community
From: wce@hogbbs.scol.pa.us (Bill Eichman)
Comments: Validated
Message-ID: <0B5Bqc1w166w@hogbbs.scol.pa.us>
Date: 	Sun, 31 Jul 1994 11:46:32 -0400
In-Reply-To: <-805765122.5800396@aa48.findhorn.org>
Organization: The Heart of Gold BBS, State College, PA

I picked this off of the sustainable agriculture newsgroup...

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mforster@findhorn.org (Michael Forster) writes:

 I recently put out a request for suggestions for books and other resources
 that I could use in a forthcoming educational programme entitled, 'A Study
 Programme in Community Living'.  This programme will be held here at the
 Findhorn Foundation, in conjunction with Pacific Lutheran University, and is
 aimed principally at Social Science and Environmental Science undergraduates.
  (NB  For those who are interested, an EARLY DRAFT of a flyer on the
 programme is attached.  It is sure to change, but it will give some idea of
 the programme.)

 Below is a list of the suggestions made.  The comments and evaluations were
 made by whoever suggested the book.  I have found that many of the books
 published in the US are not readily available in the UK.  I assume that the
 same may also be true for UK published books in the US.

 Books:
 There are three books by -Parker J. Palmer- that I think might be useful to
 you:  *The Company of Strangers*, *To Know As We Are Known*, and *The Active
 Life*.

 There are also several articles from the journal *Change* that might provide
 a more accelerated entry into the author's thinking but these are
 specifically addressed to educators.

 One other work by Parker J. Palmer you might find interesting is *The Promise
 of Paradox*.  There are chapters in this book entitled "Paradoxes of
 Community" and "A Place Called Community" that would seem to be of particular
 interest to you.

 Another book that is written from a strictly sociological perspective
 (although Palmer is a sociologist as well), is -Robert N. Bellah's- *Habits
 of the Heart*.

 A very challenging work written by the linguistic philosopher -Giorgio
 Agamben- entitled *The Coming Community* is available in English through the
 translations efforts of Michael Hardt.

 If you are looking for material specifically relating to the American college
 experience then possibly -Irving J. Spitzberg, Jr.- and -Virginia V.
 Thorndike's- *Creating Community on College Campuses* would fit the bill.
 One book that I would definitely recommend for anyone contemplating
 involvement in or just the concept of community is -Martin Buber's- *I and
 Thou*.

 The information you sent also put me in mind of two works edited by -David
 Ray Griffins-, *Sacred Interconnections* and *Spirituality and Society*.  In
 the former, there are articles by -Matthew Fox- and -John B. Cobb, Jr.-

 I think -Hans Kung's- [sic] *Global Responsibility* might lend itself to a
 stretching vision of the dimensions of community.

 One book, I would like to recommend is by -Daly- and -Cobb-: *For the Common
 Good*. Herman Daly is Senior Economic Policy Advisor with the World Bank and
 on the Board of the International Society for Ecological Economics. Cobb is
 Professor Emeritus in Philosophy and Theology. The book is an excellent
 introduction to new thinking about global living and the global environmental
 crisis - and how it can be approached in a new and holistic fashion.

 -Abrams, P.- and -McCulloch, A.- (1976)  *Communes, Sociology & Society*.
 Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

 -Boice, Judith L.- (1989) *At One with All Life:  A Personal Journey in Gaian
 Communities*.  Findhorn Press.

 -Brown, Rupert- (1988) *Group processes: Dynamics within and between groups.*
  Oxford: Basil Blackwell.

 *Diggers and Dreamers:  The Guide to Communal Living* (3 editions: 90/91;
 92/93 & 94/95).  Communes Network.  (NB These contain articles, a directory,
 resource lists and book lists.)

 *Directory of Intentional Communities* (1991)  Fellowship for Intentional
 Community and Communities Publications Cooperative.  (NB  A US equivalent to
 the Diggers and Dreamers series)

 -Gastil, John-.  *Democracy in Small Groups.*

 -Kinkade, Kathleen- (1972)  *A Walden Two Experiment:  The First Five Years
 of Twin Oaks Community.*  Twin Oaks Community, Morrow.

 -Kriyananda, Swami- (1979) *Cooperative Communities:  How to Start Them and
 Why.*  Ananda Publications.

 -LeGuin, Ursula K.- (1975) *The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia*  London:
 Grafton

 -Mindell, A.-  *Leader as Martial Artist*

 -Nisbett, Robert- (1976)  *The Social Philosophers.*  Paladin.

 -Peck, M Scott.-  *Different Drum*

 -Riddell, Carol- (1990)  *The Findhorn Community:  Creating a Human Identity
 for the 21st Century.*  Findhorn Press.

 -Skinner, B. F.- (1976) *Walden Two*  New York: Macmillan.

 Journals:
 *Communities:  Journal of Cooperative Living.*  Published quarterly by
 Fellowship for Intentional Community

 *One Earth.*  Quarterly journal of the Findhorn Community.


 Newsgroups:
 COMMUNET (SUBSCRIBE to listserv@uvmvm.uvm.edu) and COMMUNITY-NETWORKS
 (majordomo@traffic.engr.washington.edu) both deal with communitarian issues.
 Generally (but not exclusively) they deal with "traditional" communities and
 they both have a particular emphasis on electronic networks such as Freenet.
 COMMUNITY-NETWORKS includes a lot of the Seattle area CSPR folks who are
 involved in the development of the Seattle Community Network.  Subscriptions
 would keep you posted on other communities coming on line.
 Another list which might provide some interest is RURALDEV
 (listserv@ksuvm.ksu.edu)  RURALDEV as I recall included some
 international rural/community development folks.


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