Inclusionism Core
Community
A group of agents connected through shared participation, recognition, identity, purpose, geography, values, or relationships.
This page presents the Inclusionism canon's treatment of Community. Inclusionism was developed by James Felton Keith and is published with the Keith Institute.
Definition
A group of agents connected through shared participation, recognition, identity, purpose, geography, values, or relationships.
Inclusionist Perspective
Communities are dynamic systems rather than static memberships.
Core Principle
Communities evolve through the continual recognition of new participants.
Inclusionist Perspective
Communities are healthiest when they preserve both:
belonging
differentiation
Uniformity weakens adaptability.
Differentiation generates new forms of value.
Relationships
Core Question
How can communities remain coherent while continuously changing?