This important book gathers research from scholars and experts in a variety of disciplines to explore a broad range of issues that affect Camphill life. The essays examine social, political, and educational topics as diverse as spiritual needs, residential childcare, disabled identity, working with autistic children, and the development of Camphill communities around the world.

The lack of easily accessible literature about Camphill communities has contributed to a common and unjustified perception of Camphill as "closed" communities that have little interest in communicating with the...