The Gospel According to This Moment
eBook - ePub

The Gospel According to This Moment

The Spiritual Message of Henry David Thoreau

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Gospel According to This Moment

The Spiritual Message of Henry David Thoreau

About this book

Henry David Thoreau is best known as a writer, naturalist, and social critic, but he was also a schoolteacher, surveyor, and pencil-Ā­maker. In The Gospel According to This Moment, Unitarian minister Barry M. Andrews reveals how an idiosyncratic and unconventional religious faith was central to Thoreau's many-Ā­faceted life—­a dimension that has been largely unexamined.

Through close readings of his writings and a focus on his Unitarian upbringing, Harvard education, mentoring by Ralph Waldo Emerson, and immersion in ancient Eastern and Western philosophies, Andrews explores the nature of Thoreau's spiritual message, what he called the "Gospel according to this moment," which enables a flourishing and deliberate life. Today, Thoreau is widely recognized as an advocate for simple living, environmental preservation, and civil disobedience. As Andrews uncovers, Thoreau is also a spiritual guide who can teach us an alternative way of being religious in the world.

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Table of contents

  1. CoverĀ 
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1: Becoming Henry David Thoreau
  10. Chapter 2: The Art of Life
  11. Chapter 3: Of Time and the River
  12. Chapter 4: Beginning to Live
  13. Chapter 5: After Walden
  14. Chapter 6: Years of Decision
  15. Chapter 7: Excursions
  16. Chapter 8: Pilgrimage
  17. Notes
  18. Index
  19. Back Cover