American Soul

Description: In this book, sociologist, historian, and sinologist Franz Schurmann reflects upon the past (the challenges of the 1960s), the present (the global impact of America and the oneness of the world), and the future (the religious rise of the Southern Hemisphere). The author believes that although the engines of progress have made American materialism popular everywhere, the U.S. has lost its soul. Schurmann marvels at the religious renaissance in Latin America where community and the quest for social justice are united. He sees his own Catholic soul moving in a southern orbit. A fine introduction by Richard Rodriguez frames the ardo ... (more)

Manufacturer: Mercury House
Release date: 1 January 1994
ISBN-10 : 1562790684 | ISBN-13: 9781562790684

Tags: Soul (1), Spirituality (1), Justice (1), Spirit (1), SnP (1), Cultural Criticism (1)

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