TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schmidt,Leigh Eric
TI  - Restless Souls: the Making of American Spirituality, Second Edition with a New Preface
SN  - 9780520954113
AV  - BL2525 .S33 2012
U1  - 204.0973 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - United States
KW  - Religion
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
KW  - Inspiration & Personal Growth
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Spirituality
KW  - General
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Devotional
KW  - Comparative Religion
KW  - fast
KW  - États-Unis
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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