Born Again

TitleBorn Again
Year for Search1904
AuthorsLawson, Alfred [W.](1869-1954)
Date Published1904
PublisherWox, Conrad Co
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

Eutopia. Technology, religion. The novel begins with the discovery of a survivor of an ancient civilization called the Sagemen, which was highly advanced intellectually, morally, and technologically. Their fundamental principle was "Selfishness is the root of all evil; eradicate selfishness from all human beings and the earth will be heaven" (62. Original emphasis). The latter part of the novel describes attempts to convince the world to follow their teachings. Lawson founded a religion and a community in Des Moines, IA and followers still exist. During the 1930s Lawson published a newspaper, The Benefactor, in Detroit that had some Polish issues. 

Additional Publishers

Rpt. Detroit, MI: Humanity, [1931?]; and Detroit, MI: Humanity Benefactor Foundation, nd.

Info Notes

On Lawson, see Lyell D. Henry, Jr., Zig-Zag-and-Swirl: Alfred W. Lawson’s Quest for Greatness. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1991.

Holding Institutions

DLC, MoU-St

Author Note

(1869-1954)

Full Text

1904 Lawson, Alfred [W.] (1869-1954). Born Again. New York: Wox, Conrad Co. Rpt. Detroit, MI: Humanity, [1931?]; and Detroit, MI: Humanity Benefactor Foundation, nd. DLC, MoU-St

Eutopia. Technology, religion. The novel begins with the discovery of a survivor of an ancient civilization called the Sagemen, which was highly advanced intellectually, morally, and technologically. Their fundamental principle was “Selfishness is the root of all evil; eradicate selfishness from all human beings and the earth will be heaven” (62. Original emphasis). The latter part of the novel describes attempts to convince the world to follow their teachings. Lawson founded a religion and a community in Des Moines, IA and followers still exist. During the 1930s Lawson published a newspaper, The Benefactor, in Detroit that had some Polish issues. On Lawson, see Lyell D. Henry, Jr., Zig-Zag-and-Swirl: Alfred W. Lawson’s Quest for Greatness. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1991.