Problem Island

TitleProblem Island
Year for Search1937
AuthorsKelley, Francis Clement(1870-1948)
Date Published1937
PublisherSt. Anthony Guild Press
Place PublishedPaterson, NJ
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

A group of children are placed on an isolated island in an experiment to see if they will invent religion. Although there are problems, they create an egalitarian, democratic eutopia, and they invent religion. At the end they become Christians.

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Author Note

The author (1870-1948) was Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

Full Text

1937 Kelley, Francis Clement (1870-1948). Problem Island. Paterson, NJ: St. Anthony Guild Press. DLC

A group of children are placed on an isolated island in an experiment to see if they will invent religion. Although there are problems, they create an egalitarian, democratic eutopia, and they invent religion. At the end they become Christians. The author was Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa.