The American Soul rediscovering the wisdom of the founders Needleman, Jacob. creator text bibliography nyu New York J.P. Tarcher / Putnam 2002 monographic eng
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preservation access xxii, 377p.: ill., photogs. ; 24 cm. Examines how the spiritual beliefs and vision of America's founders shaped the country's history and culture and assesses the influence of the spiritual traditions of African slaves, Native Americans, and early mystical communities on colonial America. I.- The idea of America: Our America-- II.- In the beginning: Rememebering America-- The myth and the character of George Washington-- Thomas Jefferson: Democracy as the communal self-- Individuality: A meditation on the face of Lincoln-- III.- The crimes of America: The angels of Eden-- The American Indian-- Slavery and the story of America-- IV.- The two democracies: The wound and the turning-- Ephrata: In search of the second democracy-- Wa;t whitman and the meaning of Ameerica-- Conclusion: The America of our hopes; The guardian at the door-- Toward a community of conscience. Jacob Needleman. Content provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-361) and index Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL National characteristics, American United States History United States Moral conditions Social values United States Spirituality United States Características nacionales , América Estados Unidos Historia Estados Unidos Condición moral Ganancias sociales Estados Unidos Espiritualidad Estados Unidos 002 E 169.1 N375a 2002 973 (DLC) 2001046311 (OCoLC)47764337 1585422266 (paper back ed.) 9781585422266 (paper back ed.) http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/47764337.html http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/47764337.html Use copy MiAaHDL OCLCE 100413 20230404125749.0 87705 eng