American sage : the spiritual teachings of Ralph Waldo Emerson /

American sage : the spiritual teachings of Ralph Waldo Emerson /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Andrews, Barry M., author.
Imprint:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021] ©2021
Description:	x, 237 pages ; 23 x 16 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Emerson, Ralph Waldo, -- 1803-1882 -- Religion. Emerson, Ralph Waldo, -- 1803-1882 -- Knowledge and learning. Emerson, Ralph Waldo, -- 1803-1882. Spiritual life in literature. Learning and scholarship. Religion. Spiritual life in literature.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12634898

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ISBN:	9781625346063 1625346069 9781625346070 1625346077 9781613768822 9781613768839
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Even during his lifetime, Ralph Waldo Emerson was called the Sage of Concord, a fitting title for this leader of the American Transcendentalist movement. Everything that Emerson said and wrote directly addressed the conduct of life, and in his view, spiritual truth and understanding were the essence of religion. Unsurprisingly, he sought to rescue spirituality from decay, eschewing dry preaching and rote rituals. Unitarian minister Barry Andrews has spent years studying Emerson, finding wisdom and guidance in his teachings and practices, and witnessing how the spiritual lives of others are enriched when they grasp the many meanings in his work. In American Sage, Andrews explores Emerson's writings, including his journals and letters, and makes them accessible to today's spiritual seekers. Written in everyday language and based on scholarship grounded in historical detail, this enlightening book considers the nineteenth-century religious and intellectual crosscurrents that shaped Emerson's worldview to reveal how his spiritual teachings remain timeless and modern, universal and uniquely American"--
Other form:	Online version: Andrews, Barry M. American sage Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021] 9781613768822

Table of Contents:

An American Sage
The Hero's Journey
Becoming a Sage
Awakening the Giant
Double Consciousness
Spiritual Principles
Labyrinth
An Eastern Education
A Higher Law
The Art of Life
The Sound of Trumpets
Taking in the Sail
Emerson's Legacy.