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Essay / Foster's article suggests that Noyes' central goal is ultimately the success of the theocracy and the provision of an environment in which members of the community can achieve the highest level of spirituality. Instead of feminist or selfish motivations as the initial theses at the beginning of the article suggest, Foster's assertion asserts that Noyes implemented policies of gender equality and women's empowerment because, for him , it seemed that the most pragmatic course of action was to establish a harmonious cooperative. . As Foster writes: “No way of organizing relations between the sexes was sacrosanct; the underlying spirit rather than any specific external form was Noyes' concern” (176). It can be seen that Noyes prioritized religious commitment over the social disparities that can arise with gender. Foster's assertion suggests that Noyes believed that, without the individualistic societal boundaries that differentiate and separate people, communities can collectively transcend spiritually. This statement is linked to the general theme of the seminar, namely the removal of individualistic societal limits for the effectiveness of the collective, and whether this method proves effective in creating a functional utopian system.
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