Andrews, Barry Maxwell, <br/><br/>
Transcendentalism and the cultivation of the soul /Barry M. Andrews. 

 - Amherst :  University of Massachusetts Press,  (c)2017. 
 - 1 online resource (vii, 177 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781613765326 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Transcendentalism (New England)<br/>Social movements.<br/>Spiritual life.<br/>Spirituality.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>B905  / .T736 2017