Meditations of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Into the Green Future (Nature's Inspiration) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0899973523 ISBN 13: 9780899973524

Publisher: Wilderness Press, 2004

Synopsis

In this compact book, 60 selections from 30 years of Emersons writings reveal the essence of his spiritual vision. Like his friends John Muir and Henry David Thoreau, Emerson saw images of the divine in the natural world, and rather than seeking to conquer wilderness, sought inspiration from it. Complementing each passage is an inspirational quote from historical and comtemporary luminaries including Margaret Fuller, the Dalai Lama, and Jack Kerouac, and voices from Taoism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufism.

About this title

About the Author:

After serving as an interfaith chaplain and minister for many years, Chris Highland now identifies as a freethinker and Humanist celebrant.  He has taught at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Dominican University of California, College of Marin, Cherry Hill Seminary, UNC-Asheville and Blue Ridge Community College.After leaving the ministry, he was the director of an emergency shelter and managed two innovative homes for independent seniors. Chris is the author of A Freethinkers' Gospel, Meditations of John Muir and other titles. He writes a weekly "Highland Views" column for the Religion page of a local paper.  His primary website is chighland.com where his essays, photography and videos are presented. Chris lives in Asheville, NC with his wife Carol, a Presbyterian minister.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wilderness Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0899973523
• ISBN 13: 9780899973524
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184