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The American soul : rediscovering the wisdom of the founders

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Author
Needleman, Jacob.
Date of Publication
©2002.
Call Number
973.21 N374
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Jacob Needleman.
ISBN
1585421383
9781585421381
Author
Needleman, Jacob.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
J.P. Tarcher/Putnam,
Date of Publication
©2002.
Physical Description
xxii, 371 pages ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-361).
Summary
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.
"An eclectic mixture of autobiography, U.S. intellectual history, philosophical inquiry, and spiritual wonderment, this extended meditative essay examines "America as an Idea" by uncovering the latent wisdom of many of its shining lights: Benjamin Franklin, William Penn, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Walt Whitman. Needleman, a philosophy professor and author of Money and the Meaning of Life, reinterprets the lives of each of these leaders in the context of their strong spiritual beliefs and their contributions to unifying a deeply divided body politic. The author liberally quotes classical philosophers, historians, biographers, and the subjects themselves, and he often interjects his own life experiences and spiritual beliefs into his loosely structured narrative. Needleman also tackles what he considers to be America's two most grievous historical blemishes: the murder of Native American culture and slavery and suggests how America should confront these wrongs." [from the "Library Journal"]
Subjects
Beissel, Conrad - 1690-1768.
Miller, Peter - 1709-1796.
Widman, Michael.
Ephrata Cloister (Pa.).
National characteristics, American.
Social values - United States.
Spirituality - United States.
Moral conditions.
Social values.
Spirituality.
United States - History.
United States - Moral conditions.
United States.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.21 N374
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Peter Miller and Michael Witman : a Revolutionary episode

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Author
Steinmetz, Hiram Erb.
Date of Publication
1902
: Book Subject(s): Witman, Michael. Miller, Peter, 1709-1796. Ephrata (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1901-02 Description: [46]-49 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 6, no. 3 & 4 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.6 Location
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by Hiram Erb Steinmetz.
Author
Steinmetz, Hiram Erb.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1902
Physical Description
[46]-49 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 6, no. 3/4
Subjects
Witman, Michael.
Miller, Peter, - 1709-1796.
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
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Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.6
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The Witman incident : revolutionary revisions to an Ephrata tale

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Date of Publication
1995.
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Responsibility
by Douglas Harper.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1995.
Physical Description
[90]-97 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 97, no. 3
Subjects
Witman, Michael.
Miller, Peter, - 1709-1796.
American loyalists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 97, number 3 (1995), p. 90-97Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.97
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