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Zusatztext Elizabeth Drescher's exploration of spirituality among Nones is a masterful, readable study that manages to walk a unique path through various disciplines. Her book is a delightful and sensitive read that would be helpful for any scholar who would try to navigate the Charybdis of scientific rigor and the Scylla of meaningful data. Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Drescher is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University. Her work on American spirituality has been published in numerous periodicals including America, Salon, Sojourners, and The Washington Post. She is also the author Tweet If You [Heart] Jesus: Practicing Church in the Digital Reformation (2011) and co-author of Click 2 Save: The Digital Ministry Bible (2012). Klappentext Drawing on survey results and a series of focus groups and one-on-one interviews, Elizabeth Drescher invites self-identified Nones--people who are not members of a formal institutional religion--to speak for themselves about their spiritual outlook and beliefs. Zusammenfassung Drawing on survey results and a series of focus groups and one-on-one interviews, Elizabeth Drescher invites self-identified "Nones"--people who are not members of a formal institutional religion--to speak for themselves about their spiritual outlook and beliefs. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: An American Spiritual Pilgrimage Chapter 1. Nones Beyond the Numbers Chapter 2. Becoming None: Religiously Manufactured Spiritual Self-Invention Chapter 3. Companions on the Journey: Resources for Re-Mediating Religious Affiliation Chapter 4. Being None: Family, Friends, Fido and Food Chapter 5. Praying Between the Lines: Prayer Practices Among the Unaffiliated Chapter 6. Good Samaritan Nones: Religious Echoes and a Cosmopolitan Ethics of Care Conclusion: The None-ing of American Religion and Spirituality: Some Implications Appendix A: Methodology Appendix B: Characteristics of Choosing Our Religion Interview Subjects Notes Bibliography Index ...
