Restless Souls : the Making of American Spirituality, Second Edition with a New Preface.
Schmidt, Leigh Eric.
Restless Souls : the Making of American Spirituality, Second Edition with a New Preface. - Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (361 pages)
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction: Spirituality in the Making; Chapter One: Mystic Club; Chapter Two: Solitude; Chapter Three: The Piety of the World; Chapter Four: Meditation for Americans; Chapter Five: Freedom and Self-Surrender; Chapter Six: Seekers; Epilogue: Be Gentle with Yourself; Notes; Index.
Yoga classes and Zen meditation, New-Age retreats and nature mysticism-all are part of an ongoing religious experimentation that has surprisingly deep roots in American history. Tracing out the country's Transcendentalist and cosmopolitan religious impulses over the last two centuries, Restless Souls explores America's abiding romance with spirituality as religion's better half. Now in its second edition, including a new preface, Leigh Eric Schmidt's fascinating book provides a rich account of how this open-road spirituality developed in American culture in the first place as well as a sweepin.
9780520954113 0520954114
22573/ctt1pjnc9 JSTOR 8DED2313-E11B-4EAE-AD47-828ACCD83B6C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
United States--Religion.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Inspiration & Personal Growth.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--General.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Devotional.
RELIGION--Spirituality.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Religion
United States--Religion.
États-Unis--Religion.
United States
BL2525 / .S33 2012
204.0973
Restless Souls : the Making of American Spirituality, Second Edition with a New Preface. - Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (361 pages)
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction: Spirituality in the Making; Chapter One: Mystic Club; Chapter Two: Solitude; Chapter Three: The Piety of the World; Chapter Four: Meditation for Americans; Chapter Five: Freedom and Self-Surrender; Chapter Six: Seekers; Epilogue: Be Gentle with Yourself; Notes; Index.
Yoga classes and Zen meditation, New-Age retreats and nature mysticism-all are part of an ongoing religious experimentation that has surprisingly deep roots in American history. Tracing out the country's Transcendentalist and cosmopolitan religious impulses over the last two centuries, Restless Souls explores America's abiding romance with spirituality as religion's better half. Now in its second edition, including a new preface, Leigh Eric Schmidt's fascinating book provides a rich account of how this open-road spirituality developed in American culture in the first place as well as a sweepin.
9780520954113 0520954114
22573/ctt1pjnc9 JSTOR 8DED2313-E11B-4EAE-AD47-828ACCD83B6C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
United States--Religion.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Inspiration & Personal Growth.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--General.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Devotional.
RELIGION--Spirituality.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Religion
United States--Religion.
États-Unis--Religion.
United States
BL2525 / .S33 2012
204.0973