The making of the new spirituality : the eclipse of the Western religious tradition
"A massive shift in Western religious attitudes has taken place almost without our noticing it. The Judeo-Christian tradition of Western culture has slowly but steadily been eclipsed by a new way of viewing spirituality." "This shift has been in the making for some three hundred years. James Herrick tells the story of how the old view has been dismantled and a new one created not primarily through academic or institutional channels but by means of popular religious media - books, speeches, magazines and pamphlets, as well as movies, plays, music, radio interviews, television programs and websites."--BOOK JACKET
History
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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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