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Spiritual,
But Not Religious: Understanding Unchurched America by
Robert C. Fuller. Oxford, New York: Oxford UP, 2001.
Nearly forty percent of Americans claim to have no affiliation
with an organized religion, yet almost ninety-five percent
believe in a higher power, universal energy, or god. Learn
about the history of this relationship and how it has developed
into our unique form of "personal spirituality."
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Beyond Religion: A Personal Program for Building a Spiritual Life Outside the Walls of Traditional Religion by David N. Elkins. Wheaton, IL: Quest Books, 1998.
An excellent book of alternative paths to the sacred, including: the feminine, the arts, the body, psychology, mythology, nature, relationships ad dark nights of the soul. |
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Memoirs of a Spiritual
Outsider by Suzanne Clores. Berkeley, CA: Conari
Press, 2000.
Suzanne Clores takes us along on her own search
for a spiritual path through Buddhism, Shamanism, Wicca, Voodoo,
Yoga, and Sufism, which lead to a conclusion that many seekers
will be able to relate to.
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Suggested Reading |
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After
Heaven: Spirituality in America since the 1950s by
Robert Wuthnow. Berkeley: U of California P, 1998. |
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A
New Religious America: How a "Christian Country" Has
Now Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation by
Diana L. Eck. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2001. |
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Exploring
the Labyrinth: Making Sense of the New Spirituality by
Nevill Drury. New York: Continuum, 1999. |
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The Last Ghost Dance: A Guide for Earth Mages by Brooke Medicine Eagle. New York: Ballantine Wellspring, 2000. |
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Magic Still Dwells: Comparative Religion
in the Postmodern Age by Kimberley C. Patton, and
Benjamin C. Ray. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press,
2000. |
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The
Religious Function of the Psyche by Lionel
Corbett. New York: Routledge, 1996. |
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Religious
Traditions of the World:
A Journey through Africa, Mesoamerica, North America, Judaism,
Christianity,
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, China, and Japan by H.
Byron Earhart. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993
(don't be put off by the price, it's a big book and a worthwhile
investment). |
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The
Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion by
Mircea Eliade. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1959. |
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Surveying
the Religious Landscape:
Trends in U.S. Beliefs by George Gallup, and D.
Michael Lindsay. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Pub., 1999. |
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Sweat
Your Prayers: Movement as Spiritual
Practice by Gabrielle Roth. New York: J.P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1997. |
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When
the Drummers Were Women : A Spiritual
History of Rhythm by Layne Redmond. New York: Three
Rivers Press, 1997. (Full of myths, history, and great information). |
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