Restless souls : the making of American spirituality / Leigh E. Schmidt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmidt, Leigh Eric.

Series:

ACLS Fellows' Publications.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spirituality--United States--History.

Spirituality.

United States--Religion.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Making of American spirituality

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 sweeping survey of the liberal religious movements that touted it and ensured its continued vitality.

Contents:

Frontmatter

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613855688

9781283543231

1283543230

9780520954113

0520954114

OCLC:

815785881