Transcendentalism and the cultivation of the soul /Barry M. Andrews.

By:

Andrews, Barry Maxwell [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781613765326

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

B905 .T736 2017

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Contents:

The transcendentalist crisis of faith -- Transcendentalist spirituality -- The art of life -- Three prerequisites of the spiritual life -- Solitude, contemplation, sauntering, and simple living -- Reading, conversation, and journal writing -- Religious cosmopolitanism -- Self-culture and social change -- Abolition and women's rights -- Education, environmentalism, and sustainability -- Church reform and the free religious association -- The legacy of transcendentalism.

Subject: American Transcendentalism is often seen as a literary movement--a flowering of works written by New England intellectuals who retreated from society and lived in nature. In Transcendentalism and the Cultivation of the Soul, Barry M. Andrews focuses on a neglected aspect of this well-known group, showing how American Transcendentalists developed rich spiritual practices to nurture their souls and discover the divine. The practices are common and simple --

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Includes bibliographies and index.

The soul of the age -- The transcendentalist crisis of faith -- Transcendentalist spirituality -- The art of life -- Three prerequisites of the spiritual life -- Solitude, contemplation, sauntering, and simple living -- Reading, conversation, and journal writing -- Religious cosmopolitanism -- Self-culture and social change -- Abolition and women's rights -- Education, environmentalism, and sustainability -- Church reform and the free religious association -- The legacy of transcendentalism.

American Transcendentalism is often seen as a literary movement--a flowering of works written by New England intellectuals who retreated from society and lived in nature. In Transcendentalism and the Cultivation of the Soul, Barry M. Andrews focuses on a neglected aspect of this well-known group, showing how American Transcendentalists developed rich spiritual practices to nurture their souls and discover the divine. The practices are common and simple --

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