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Religion and Sexuality: The Shakers, the Mormons, and the Oneida Community   Lawrence Foster
Interesting history of these three religions’ sexual ideologies. All three blossomed during the early decades of the 19^th Century, thus my historical interest. Though it reads like a Ph.D. dissertation, it is filled with good research and insights. Interesting to me that each movement Foster documents perfectly reflects the sexual desires of the founder, though of course, they all say it’s from God. Good distinction between polygamy of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Enjoyed it.