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The making of the new spirituality : the eclipse of the Western religious tradition / James A. Herrick.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2003.Description: 331 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0830832793 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 261.2/993 21
LOC classification:
  • BR 127 .H47 2003
Contents:
Introduction : a changing view of the spiritual world -- Antecedents of the new religious synthesis : a brief history of alternative spirituality in the West -- The rise of biblical criticism : allegory, myth, codes, and the end of history -- The ascent of reason : birth of a deity -- Science and shifting paradigms : salvation in a new cosmos -- Evolution and advancement : the Darwins' spiritual legacy -- Pantheism in the modern world : nature or God -- The rebirth of gnosticism : the secret path to self-salvation -- Modern shamanism : spirit contact and spiritual progress -- The mystical path to pluralism : discovering that all is one in religion -- Conclusion : a new spirituality for a new age.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-317) and indexes.

Introduction : a changing view of the spiritual world -- Antecedents of the new religious synthesis : a brief history of alternative spirituality in the West -- The rise of biblical criticism : allegory, myth, codes, and the end of history -- The ascent of reason : birth of a deity -- Science and shifting paradigms : salvation in a new cosmos -- Evolution and advancement : the Darwins' spiritual legacy -- Pantheism in the modern world : nature or God -- The rebirth of gnosticism : the secret path to self-salvation -- Modern shamanism : spirit contact and spiritual progress -- The mystical path to pluralism : discovering that all is one in religion -- Conclusion : a new spirituality for a new age.