Wonder : from emotion to spirituality / Robert C. Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Robert C., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wonder.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The attempt to identify the emotional sources of religion goes back to antiquity. In an exploration that bridges science and spirituality, Robert C. Fuller makes the convincing case that a sense of wonder is a principal source of humanity's belief in the existence of an unseen order of life. Like no other emotion, Fuller argues, wonder prompts us to pause, admire, and open our hearts and minds.With a voice that seamlessly blends the scientific and the contemplative, Fuller defines wonder in keeping with the tradition of Socrates--as an emotion related to curiosity and awe that stimulat

Contents:

Emotion and evolution

A life shaped by wonder : John Muir

Adaptation and humanity's appetite for wonder

A life shaped by wonder : William James

Wonder and psychological development

A life shaped by wonder : Rachel Carson

Experience and personal transformation

Wonder, emotion, and the religious sensibility.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-184) and index.

ISBN:

979-88-908807-0-3

979-88-9313-236-6

1-4696-0559-7

0-8078-8990-3

OCLC:

435639514