Restless Souls - The Making of American Spirituality

Informationen zum Autor Leigh Eric Schmidt is Edward C. Mallinckrodt University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of numerous books! including Heaven's Bride: The Unprintable Life of Ida C. Craddock! American Mystic! Scholar! Sexologist! Martyr! and Madwoman ! Hearing Things: Religion! Illusion! and the American Enlightenment ! and Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays . Klappentext Explores America's abiding romance with spirituality as religion's better half. This title provides an account of how this open-road spirituality developed in American culture in the first place as well as a sweeping survey of the liberal religious movements that touted it and ensured its continued vitality. Zusammenfassung Explores America's abiding romance with spirituality as religion's better half. This title provides an account of how this open-road spirituality developed in American culture in the first place as well as a sweeping survey of the liberal religious movements that touted it and ensured its continued vitality. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Leigh Eric Schmidt, Schmidt Leigh Eric
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.09.2012
• EAN: 9780520273672
• ISBN: 978-0-520-27367-2
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, RELIGION / Spirituality, RELIGION / History, Spirituality & religious experience, History of Religion, United States of America, USA, Spirituality and religious experience