Spiritual, but not religious : understanding unchurched America / Robert C. Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Robert C., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-church-affiliated people--United States.

Non-church-affiliated people.

Spirituality--United States.

Spirituality.

United States--Religion.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is the nature and value of unchurched spirituality in America? Is it a recent phenomenon, a New Age fad that will soon fade, or a long-standing and essential aspect of the American experience? Robert Fuller offers answers to these questions.

Contents:

Contents; Unchurched Spirituality: An Introduction; 1 The Emergence of Unchurched Traditions; 2 The Flowering of Metaphysical Religion; 3 Exotic Messages, Familiar Themes: Contemporary In volvement in the American Dilemma; 4 Alternative Medicines, Alternative Worldviews; 5 Powers of the Hidden Self: Psychological Spirituality; 6 Barnes & Noble as Synagogue: The New Eclecticism in American Religion; Appendix: Unchurched Religion: A Scholarly Agenda; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-203) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-983958-1

0-19-803354-0

0-19-530296-6

9786610532063

1-280-53206-8

OCLC:

58995406