{"product_id":"utopian-communities-survival-of-old-order-hutterite-amish-and-mennonite-groups-9781456317348","title":"Utopian Communities: Survival of Old Order Hutterite, Amish and Mennonite Groups","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elsie W. Hamel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study is a comprehensive review of religious and secular utopian sects to determine why three Old Order Anabaptist groups have survived for four centuries and have thrived into the twenty- first century when hundreds of sects have failed. Utopian theory provides a background to elucidate the reasons why many people were attracted to these communities. A multitude of key factors contributed to the decline and failure of the non-Old Order sects; e.g., a lack of commitment, the absence of a central belief system buttressed by uniform governance, self-centered charismatic leaders, the inability to provide economic support, poor work ethics, a disparity of common goals and a decline in community membership. Also, readers are given a glimpse of mid-twentieth-century Pennsylvania Dutch farm life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45507058892951,"sku":"9781456317348","price":1843.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781456317348.webp?v=1767458192","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/utopian-communities-survival-of-old-order-hutterite-amish-and-mennonite-groups-9781456317348","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}