The American Soul
Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Religion & Spirituality, Inspiration & Meditation, Spirituality, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Jacob Needleman | ISBN: | 9781440650444 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | June 2, 2003 |
| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jacob Needleman |
| ISBN: | 9781440650444 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | June 2, 2003 |
| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee |
| Language: | English |
Looking at the lives of America's founders-including Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin-scholar and bestselling author Jacob Needleman explores their core of inner beliefs; their religious and spiritual sensibilities; and their individual conception of the purpose of life.
The founders, Needleman argues, conceived of an "inner democracy": a continual pursuit of wisdom and self-improvement that would undergird the outer democracy in which we live today. Any understanding of America as a nation of spiritual values will in the years ahead require Needleman's work as a point of reference.
Looking at the lives of America's founders-including Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin-scholar and bestselling author Jacob Needleman explores their core of inner beliefs; their religious and spiritual sensibilities; and their individual conception of the purpose of life.
The founders, Needleman argues, conceived of an "inner democracy": a continual pursuit of wisdom and self-improvement that would undergird the outer democracy in which we live today. Any understanding of America as a nation of spiritual values will in the years ahead require Needleman's work as a point of reference.
