01556cam a22002654a 4500 OSt 20250507101432.0 150206s2003 ilu b 001 0 eng 2002156376 0830823980 (alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC pcc BR127 .H47 2003 261.2 Her 2003 21 Herrick, James A. The making of the new spirituality : the eclipse of the Western religious tradition / James A. Herrick. Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2003. 331 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-317) and indexes. Introduction : a changing view of the spiritual world -- Antecedents of the new religious synthesis : a brief history of alternative spirituality in the West -- The rise of biblical criticism : allegory, myth, codes, and the end of history -- The ascent of reason : birth of a deity -- Science and shifting paradigms : salvation in a new cosmos -- Evolution and advancement : the Darwins' spiritual legacy -- Pantheism in the modern world : nature or God -- The rebirth of gnosticism : the secret path to self-salvation -- Modern shamanism : spirit contact and spiritual progress -- The mystical path to pluralism : discovering that all is one in religion -- Conclusion : a new spirituality for a new age. Christianity and other religions. Religion and science History. Spirituality History. BK ddc 3130 3130 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 261.2 Her 2003 1326 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK