Protestant Communalism in the Trans-Atlantic World, 1650-1850

This book explores the trans—Atlantic history of Protestant traditions of communalism – communities of shared property.

The sixteenth—century Reformation may have destroyed monasticism in northern Europe, but Protestant Christianity has not always denied common property. Between 1650 and 1850, a range of Protestant groups adopted communal goods, frequently after crossing the Atlantic to North America: the Ephrata community, the Shakers, the Harmony Society, the Community of True Inspiratio...