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The Delight Makers: Anglo-American Metaphysical Religion and the Pursuit of Happiness

Catherine L. Albanese
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Description:An ambitious history of desire in American religion across three centuries.   The pursuit of happiness weaves disparate strands of American religious history together. In The Delight Makers, Catherine L. Albanese unravels a theology of desire tying Jonathan Edwards to Ralph Waldo Emerson to the religiously unaffiliated today. As others emphasize redemptive suffering, this tradition stresses the “metaphysical” connection between natural beauty and spiritual fulfillment. In the earth’s abundance, these thinkers see an expansive God intent on fulfilling human desire through prosperity, health, and sexual freedom. Through careful readings of Cotton Mather, Andrew Jackson Davis, William James, Esther Hicks, and more, Albanese reveals how a theology of delight evolved alongside political overtures to natural law and individual liberty in the United States.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Delight Makers: Anglo-American Metaphysical Religion and the Pursuit of Happiness. To get started finding The Delight Makers: Anglo-American Metaphysical Religion and the Pursuit of Happiness, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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The Delight Makers: Anglo-American Metaphysical Religion and the Pursuit of Happiness

Catherine L. Albanese
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Description: An ambitious history of desire in American religion across three centuries.   The pursuit of happiness weaves disparate strands of American religious history together. In The Delight Makers, Catherine L. Albanese unravels a theology of desire tying Jonathan Edwards to Ralph Waldo Emerson to the religiously unaffiliated today. As others emphasize redemptive suffering, this tradition stresses the “metaphysical” connection between natural beauty and spiritual fulfillment. In the earth’s abundance, these thinkers see an expansive God intent on fulfilling human desire through prosperity, health, and sexual freedom. Through careful readings of Cotton Mather, Andrew Jackson Davis, William James, Esther Hicks, and more, Albanese reveals how a theology of delight evolved alongside political overtures to natural law and individual liberty in the United States.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Delight Makers: Anglo-American Metaphysical Religion and the Pursuit of Happiness. To get started finding The Delight Makers: Anglo-American Metaphysical Religion and the Pursuit of Happiness, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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