Cohousing-L Mailing List: Anthology on Creating Coomunity

[Harry Pasternak (Harry_Pasternak]

Here is a book which looks at the whole issue of creating community. It is an
anthology edited by Claude Whitmyer and its title is "In The Company Of
Others-Making Community In The Modern World".

Here is a quick overview

Part 1, Seeking Community: The Need

Essays by Mark Holloway, Arthur E. Morgan, Malcolm Margolin, Corinne
McLaughlin
 and Gordon Davidson. Includes a piece by M. Scott Peck entitled "The Fallacy
of Rugged Individualism".

Part 2, Making Community: The Task 

Essays by M. Scott Peck-Stages of Community Building, Duane Fickeison-Skills
For Living Together, Robert K. Greenleaf-The Leader as Servant, others by
Michael Linton and Amia Lieblich.

Part 3, Finding Community: The Satisfaction

Essays from many including Thich Nhat Hanh-Awareness: The Consciousness of
Community.

Part 4 , Living Community: A Wide Range of Choices

Part 5, The Dark Side of Community: Facing and Overcoming The Pitfalls

Part 6, Tomorrow's Communities

The anthology concludes with an epilogue from Ram Dass.

Good reading,
Harry Pasternak
 

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