 Gray's "Adam and Eve and the City" cites the work, in a section where she analyzes new religious movements, Tucker cites the book in the context of the New Age movement, and Marc Galanter cites the book in the context of analyzing cults.The book is cited in a sociological context, in the work "Religious Change and Continuity".Sutton cited the book, in the context of the history of communes in America, also citing Downton's "Sacred Journeys" as a source.