Contemporary society is the product of the disintegration of more or less natural or familial groupings. People area afraid, uncertain - and shut themselves away. But they need companions, friends with whom they can share their lives, their visions and their ideals; in short, they need community. Community and Growth - now regarded as one of today's great classics - is a unique book. It is no dry and systematic treatise, but rather a brilliant series of starting points for reflection on the nature and meaning of community.