Nancy Tatom Ammerman examines the stories Americans tell of their everyday lives, from
dinner table to office and shopping mall to doctor's office, about the things that matter most to …

In large chain bookstores the" religion" section is gone and in its place is an expanding
number of topics including angels, Sufism, journey, recovery, meditation, magic, inspiration …

How can we grasp the complex religious lives of individuals such as Peter, an ordained
Protestant minister who has little attachment to any church but centers his highly committed …

The evolution of American spirituality over the past fifty years is the subject of Robert
Wuthnow's engrossing new book. Wuthnow uses in-depth interviews and a broad range of …

American spirituality—with its focus on individual meaning, experience, and exploration—is
usually thought to be a product of the postmodern era. But, as The New Metaphysicals …

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Few expressions of New Age spirituality evoke greater skepticism and derision than does
channeling, the practice of serving as a vessel for the voices of ancient or otherworldly …

Nearly 40% of all Americans have no connection with organized religion. Yet many of these
people, even though they might never step inside a house of worship, live profoundly …

In books such as Mystics and Messiahs, Hidden Gospels, and The Next Christendom, Philip
Jenkins has established himself as a leading commentator on religion and society. Now, in …

Despite modernity's attempt to structure religion out of many social domains, people still
make space for God—the sacred, spirituality, religion, transcendence, etc.—in their everyday …