The New Metaphysicals: Spirituality and the American Religious Imagination

by Courtney Bender

Book Overview

American spirituality-with its focus on individual meaning, experience, and exploration-is usually thought to be a product of the postmodern era. But, as The New Metaphysicals makes clear, contemporary American spirituality has historic roots in the nineteenth century and a great deal in common with traditional religious movements. To explore this world, Courtney Bender combines research into the history of the movement with fieldwork in Cambridge,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226042804
• ISBN13: 9780226042800
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.9"