The Future of Metaphysical Religion in America

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Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies

ISBN: 3030799026
ISBN 13: 9783030799021
Herausgeber: Mark Silk/Christopher White
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xvii, 119 S., 3 s/w Illustr., 119 p. 3 illus.
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.12.2021
Auflage: 1/2022
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: GEB

This collection of essays by leading scholars explores the present, dynamic state of metaphysical religion in America. It includes chapters that: put survey data on this growing group in context; clarify definitional issues in the study of spirituality in general and metaphysical spirituality in particular; and assess the networks, conferences, rituals, festivals, retreat centers and periodicals recently developed by metaphysicals. The contributors discuss characteristic practices of mental healing and meditation, and show the reach of metaphysical ideas into public spaces and popular media cultures. One particular chapter also addresses the growing controversy over the legitimacy of metaphysical individuals and movements that appropriate elements of Native American and Asian religious beliefs and practices to enrich or sustain their own practice. This rich collection appeals to students, researchers, professionals and the layperson interested in knowing more about the history and more importantly the direction that American metaphysical religion is taking.

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Autorenporträt

Mark Silk (Ph.D., Harvard University), is professor of religion and public life and director of the Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion and Public Life. He was editor of the multi-volume Future of Religion in America series published by Columbia University Press, editor of the Religion by Region series, published by Alta Mira, and editor and a major contributor to the Greenberg Center's magazine, Religion in the News. Christopher White (Ph.D., Harvard University) is professor and chair of religion at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. His most recent book is Other Worlds: Spirituality and the Search for Invisible Dimensions, published by Harvard University Press.

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