{"product_id":"spiritual-but-not-religious-understanding-unchurched-america-9780195146806","title":"Spiritual, But Not Religious: Understanding Unchurched America","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, a New Age fad that will soon fade, or a long-standing and essential aspect of the American experience? \u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eSpiritual But Not Religious\u003c\/em\u003e, 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. Fuller traces such unchurched traditions into the mid-nineteenth century, when Americans responded enthusiastically to new philosophies such as Swedenborgianism, Transcendentalism, and mesmerism, right up to the current interest in meditation, channeling, divination, and a host of other unconventional spiritual practices. Throughout, Fuller argues that far from the flighty and narcissistic dilettantes they are often made out to be, unchurched spiritual seekers embrace a mature and dynamic set of basic beliefs. They focus on inner sources of spirituality and on this world rather than the afterlife; they believe in the accessibility of God and in the mind's untapped powers; they see a fundamental unity between science and religion and an equality between genders and races; and they are more willing to test their beliefs and change them when they prove untenable. \u003cbr\u003e Timely, sweeping in its scope, and informed by a clear historical understanding, \u003cem\u003eSpiritual But Not Religious\u003c\/em\u003e offers fresh perspective on the growing numbers of Americans who find their spirituality outside the church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert C. Fuller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.40w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195146806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/12\/2001 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2001 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert C. Fuller\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies at Bradley University. The author of \u003cem\u003eNaming the Antichrist: The History of an American Obsession\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAlternative Medicine in American Religious Life\u003c\/em\u003e (both OUP), he lives in Peoria, Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39930737623155,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_15d83af9-9adf-463f-92c0-c9594a723515.jpg?v=1647698552","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/spiritual-but-not-religious-understanding-unchurched-america-9780195146806","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}