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A History of Religious Communities in the U.S. [6min]

From the arrival of the Puritans in the 17th century to the establishment of utopian communes two centuries later, America has a long tradition of communities created around religious ideals. Debbie Elliott talks with scholar John Farina about the history of planned religious communities in the United States.
Read entire article at NPR "All Things Considered"