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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465183703321

Autore

Fuller Robert C. <1952->

Titolo

Spiritual, but not religious [[electronic resource] ] : understanding unchurched America / / Robert C. Fuller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-19-803354-0

0-19-530296-6

9786610532063

1-280-53206-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Disciplina

200/.973

Soggetti

Non-church-affiliated people - United States

Spirituality - United States

Electronic books.

United States Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.