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Counterfeit Community: The Exploitation of Our Longings for Connectedness by John F. Freie Paperback, 250 Pages, Published 1998 ISBN-10: 0-8476-8872-0 / 0847688720 ISBN-13: 978-0-8476-8872-2 / 9780847688722 From gated communities to Heaven's Gate, the idea and practice of community in America have not only declined but mutated. In the process, Americans' longing to be connected to something greater than themselves has intensified. This longing, coupled with an absence of genuine community alternatives, |