
The Gospel According to This Moment
The Spiritual Message of Henry David Thoreau
- 216 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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 lifeāĀa 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
- CoverĀ
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Becoming Henry David Thoreau
- Chapter 2: The Art of Life
- Chapter 3: Of Time and the River
- Chapter 4: Beginning to Live
- Chapter 5: After Walden
- Chapter 6: Years of Decision
- Chapter 7: Excursions
- Chapter 8: Pilgrimage
- Notes
- Index
- Back Cover