Spiritual, but not Religious
Understanding Unchurched America
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Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivespiritualbutnotr00full
- Internet Archivespiritualbutnotr0000full
- ISBN-100195146808
- ISBN-139780195146806
- Goodreads606124
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- Library of Congress Control Number2001032149
- OCLC Control Number46835565
- Better World Books9780195146806
- Open LibraryOL7389764M
Classifications
- LCCBR526.F58 2001
- LCCBR526 .F58 2001
Description
Nearly 40% of all Americans have no connection with organized religion. Yet many of these people, even though they might never step inside a house of worship, live profoundly spiritual lives. But what is the nature and value of unchurched spirituality in America? Is it a recent phenomenon, aNew Age fad that will soon fade, or a long-standing and essential aspect of the American experience? In Spiritual But Not Religious, Robert Fuller offers fascinating answers to these questions. He shows that alternative spiritual practices have a long and rich history in America, dating back to the colonial period, when church membership rarely exceeded 17% and interest in astrology,numerology, magic, and witchcraft ran high...
Description
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.
First Sentence
Most histories of the United States depict the nation's earlier colonists as very religious people.
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