Flames of Religious Passion in Brooklyn

Utopia? Love of God? A unique and multiple partner-friendly belief in marriage? Brooklyn?Have we found the holy grail?Not quite.This ebook traces the development and study of the Oneida Community founded by the eccentric and mysterious JohnMoreUtopia? Love of God? A unique and multiple partner-friendly belief in marriage? Brooklyn?Have we found the holy grail?Not quite.This ebook traces the development and study of the Oneida Community founded by the eccentric and mysterious John Humphrey Noyes. The author explores the founding of the religious community, the eccentric (and by 21st century eyes, criminal) behavior of its leader, and the little known Brooklyn branch that transformed the community in profound ways. Indeed, Oneida in Brooklyn was formed in the flames of religious passion.