American Soul

Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders

Jacob Needleman

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English

Jeremy Tarcher
02 June 2003

History; History of the Americas; Spirituality & religious experience

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.

By: Jacob Needleman
Imprint: Jeremy Tarcher
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781585422265
ISBN 10: 1585422266
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 02 June 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for American Soul: Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders

""If ever a work of philosophical ideas arrived at a time when human events make it not only timely but urgently relevant, The American Soul is such a book."" -San Francisco Chronicle""So literate it comes close to poetry...[This] book makes you think and rethink most of the ideas you ever had about the stunning people who give American history both its exceptionalism and its commonalities."" -Martin Peretz