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A Review of A Republic of Mind and Spirit: A Cultural History of American Metaphysical Religion by Catherine L. Albanese, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008, 640 pp., $22.50.

By Leslie R. Lewis

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[Albanese's] convincingly-argued thesis is that, alongside Protestant Evangelicalism and mainstream Christian denominational forms, metaphysical religion has been a major contributor to both the tenor and content of national religiosity and culture in the U.S.

Jo Lewis wrote:

10/13/2009 1:17:47 AM

I look forward to reading the book as, from the reading of this review, already have an increased understanding and greater tolerance for those who adhere to the new metaphysical religion(s). It reminds me that one of my grandmothers was, for the most part, a Christian Scientist, and the other always had paperback books about astrology on her coffee table.

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Jo Lewis wrote:

10/13/2009 1:18:33 AM

I look forward to reading the book as, from the reading of this review, I already have an increased understanding and greater tolerance for those who adhere to the new metaphysical religion(s). It reminds me that one of my grandmothers was, for the most part, a Christian Scientist, and the other always had paperback books about astrology on her coffee table.

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Emanuel Paparella wrote:

10/17/2009 3:19:09 AM

Good review from a cultural anthropologist's perspective. It motivates me to pick up the book.

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