The Shakers: Two Centuries of Spiritual Reflection (Classics of Western Spirituality) - Softcover

The Shakers. Two centuries of spiritual reflection. Preface by Gertrude M. Soule. The classics of Western spirituality.

Originalbroschur. Zustand: Sehr gut. XIV, 370 S. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar. - The Shaker tradition, from its origin in late eighteenth-century England to its flowering in nineteenth-century America, long has been of interest to students of sociology and American religious history. Yet, few attempts have been made to relate Shaker theology and spirituality to the mainstream of Western mystical experience. In presenting this collection of Shaker texts, Robley E. Whitson contends that Shakerism has been generally misunderstood and, consequently, undervalued as a source of useful insights into the divine-human relationship. Here are collected the teachings of Ann Lee, Joseph Meacham, John Dunlavy and others who walked in the Shaker Way as it unfolded over the decades. The foundational doctrines on community, celibacy, union with Christ, faith as process, and the male/female aspects of God are presented in the original writings of the movement. ISBN 9780809123735 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550. Artikel-Nr. 990366

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