Camphill and the Future: Spirituality and Disability in an Evolving Communal Movement

Dan McKanan

Open Access Published by University of California Press 2020

Camphill and the Future

Spirituality and Disability in an Evolving Communal Movement

Dan McKanan

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780520975354

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The Camphill movement, one of the world’s largest and most enduring networks of intentional communities, deserves both recognition and study. Founded in Scotland at the beginning of the Second World War, Camphill communities still thrive today, encompassing thousands of people living in more than one hundred twenty schools, villages, and urban neighborhoods on four continents. Camphillers of all abilities share daily work, family life, and festive celebrations with one another and their neighbors. Unlike movements that reject mainstream society, Camphill expressly seeks to be “a seed of social renewal” by evolving along with society to promote the full inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities, who comprise nearly half of their residents. In this multifaceted exploration of Camphill, Dan McKanan traces the complexities of the movement’s history, envisions its possible future, and invites ongoing dialogue between the fields of disability studies and communal studies.

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McKanan Dan :

Dan McKanan is the Emerson Senior Lecturer at Harvard Divinity School. His research focuses on religion and social transformation, with special emphasis on intentional communities, sustainable agriculture, and leftist activism. His most recent book is Eco-Alchemy: Anthroposophy and the History and Future of Environmentalism.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
1 Camphill Generations Open Access Download PDF	25
2 Camphill Constituencies Open Access Download PDF	81
3 Camphill Contexts Open Access Download PDF	140
Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	205
Notes Open Access Download PDF	209
Index Open Access Download PDF	231

Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
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- Main content: 250

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Published: October 13, 2020
ISBN: 9780520975354