Searching for God in the Sixties

Searching for God in the Sixties

by David R . Williams (Author)

Synopsis

This paradigm-breaking book dares to rethink the whole of the '60s experience, not from a political or sociological viewpoint but from an historical/theological perspective. Camille Paglia wrote that 'the spiritual history of the sixties has yet to be written.' This is that book. The book's chapters each correspond to a line in Emily Dickinson's poem 'Finding is the first act.' The parallel to Dickinson's experience in the psychic wilderness demonstrates just how much the experience of the '60s was part of an ongoing American story not an aberration. Though it seems contradictory, this book argues for an appreciation of the three '60s: 1960s, 1860s, 1660s, each a chapter of the religious core of the American story.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 286
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Published: 19 Dec 2011

ISBN 10: 1611493935
ISBN 13: 9781611493931

Media Reviews
Dave's brave mix of scholar's notes and personal investment is invaluable. * Prairie Mary *
For the many still trying to understand the sixties, what happened and how it all went wrong, this will be a compelling read. * Reference and Research Book News *
Author Bio
David R. Williams earned a Masters in theology from Harvard Divinity School and a PhD in American civilization from Brown. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Czechoslovakia in 1991.