This book challenges existing accounts of the role of religion in early-nineteenth-century British socialism. Against scholarly interpretations which have identified Owenite socialists as anti-religious or as imitating Christianity, this book argues that Owenites offer a re-conception of the nature of ‘religion’ as advanced through knowledge of the natural and social world, as a prospective source of solidarity which could serve as the unifying bond for communities, and as constituted by ethical conduct. It shows how this re-conception was formed through a sincere and considered...

'Comprehensive and thorough,Utopias in Nonfiction Filmtakes a new direction in its surprise application to documentary that has the potential to shake up the field.'-Jane Gaines, Columbia University, USA'Spiegel has introduced a new sub-genre to utopian studies, the documentary film. The book covers an impressive range of films, making the book one of the few truly international and comparative works in utopian studies.'-Lyman Tower Sargent, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA"Simon Spiegel’s magisterial overview of utopian documentaries and nonfiction films is a treasure trove of...