Catherine L. Albanese is professor and chair, Department of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, and former president of the American Academy of Religion.
"A superb book challenging the notion that histories of
denominations and of evangelical movements tell the only central
story of religion in the United States R. Laurence Moore, Cornell
University
--R. Laurence Moore"
"Albanese recovers the fascinating story of American metaphysical
religion, documenting its manifold expressions in American history.
She unlocks its complexities, signals its significance, and thereby
expands the canon of American religious history." Stephen J. Stein,
author of "The Shaker Experience in America"
--Stephen J. Stein"
A monumental synthesis. Leigh Eric Schmidt, Princeton
University
--Leigh Eric Schmidt"
A tour de force history of the ways in which Americans romantically
and pragmatically imagined religion as healing and salvation, mind
and consciousness, flux and stasis, all vibrantly interwoven
beneath the sheltering canopy of metaphysics. John Corrigan, author
of "Business of the Heart: Religion and Emotion in the Nineteenth
Century"
--John Corrigan"
Magisterial. Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of "Esalen: America and the
Religion of No Religion"
--Jeffrey J. Kripal"
The "magnum opus" of one of our most distinguished interpreters of
U.S. religion, this book traces the rich history of the
'metaphysical' tradition and points toward new historical
narratives, stories that emphasize religious exchange and
acknowledge this important but neglected strand in American piety.
Indispensable for all those interested in America s religious past.
Thomas A. Tweed, Author of "Crossing and Dwelling: A Theory of
Religion" --Thomas A. Tweed"
"The "magnum opus" of one of our most distinguished interpreters of
U.S. religion, this book traces the rich history of the
'metaphysical' tradition and points toward new historical
narratives, stories that emphasize religious exchange and
acknowledge this important but neglected strand in American piety.
Indispensable for all those interested in America's religious
past."--Thomas A. Tweed, Author of "Crossing and Dwelling: A Theory
of Religion"
--Thomas A. Tweed
"A monumental synthesis."--Leigh Eric Schmidt, Princeton
University
--Leigh Eric Schmidt
"A tour de force history of the ways in which Americans
romantically and pragmatically imagined religion as healing and
salvation, mind and consciousness, flux and stasis, all vibrantly
interwoven beneath the sheltering canopy of metaphysics."--John
Corrigan, author of "Business of the Heart: Religion and Emotion in
the Nineteenth Century"
--John Corrigan
"Magisterial."--Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of "Esalen: America and
the Religion of No Religion"
--Jeffrey J. Kripal
& nbsp; " A tour de force history of the ways in which Americans
romantically and pragmatically imagined religion as healing and
salvation, mind and consciousness, flux and stasis, all vibrantly
interwoven beneath the sheltering canopy of metaphysics. " -- John
Corrigan, author of Business of the Heart: Religion and Emotion in
the Nineteenth Century
& nbsp; " Magisterial. " -- Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of Esalen:
America and the Religion of No Religion
" A monumental synthesis. " -- Leigh Eric Schmidt, Princeton
University
" The magnum opus of one of our most distinguished interpreters of
U.S. religion, this book traces the rich history of the
''metaphysical'' tradition and points toward new historical
narratives, stories that emphasize religious exchange and
acknowledge this important but neglected strand in American piety.
Indispensable for all those interested in America ' s religious
past. " -- Thomas A. Tweed, Author of Crossing and Dwelling: A
Theory of Religion
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"Albanese tells an untold narrative of American religious history,
one which promises to reshape the way we think about the
field."-Ann Taves, University of California, Santa Barbara
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