Herrick, James A. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-317) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0830823980 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002156376 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christianity and other religions.<br/>Religion and science--History.<br/>Spirituality--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR 127  / .H47 2003