{"product_id":"circuitous-journeys-modern-spiritual-autobiography-hardcover","title":"Circuitous Journeys: Modern Spiritual Autobiography - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid J. Leigh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCircuitous Journeys: Modern Spiritual Autobiography provides a close reading and analysis of ten major life stories by twentieth-century leaders and thinkers from a variety of religious and cultural traditions: Mohandas Gandhi, Black Elk, Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, C. S. Lewis, Malcolm X, Paul Cowan, Rigoberta Menchu, Dan Wakefield, and Nelson Mandela. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book uses approaches from literary criticism, developmental psychology (influenced by Erik Erikson, James Fowler, and Carol Gilligan), and spirituality (influenced by John S. Donne, Emile Griffin, Walter Conn, and Bernard Lonergan). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach text is read in the light of the autobiographical tradition begun by St. Augustine's Confessions, but with a focus on distinctively modern and post-modern transformations of the self-writing genre. The twentieth-century context of religious alienation, social autonomy, identity crises and politics, and the search for social justice is examined in each text.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCircuitous Journeys: Modern Spiritual Autobiography provides a close reading and analysis of ten major life stories by twentieth-century leaders, thinkers, and activists from a variety of religious and cultural traditions: Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, M. K. Gandhi, Malcolm X. Black Elk, Paul Cowan, Rigoberta Menchu, Dan Wakefield, and Nelson Mandela.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach text is read in the light of the autobiographical tradition begun by St. Augustine's Confessions, but with an emphasis on distinctively modern and post-modern transformations of the self-writing genre. The twentieth-century context of religious alienation, social autonomy, identity crises and politics, and the search for social justice is examined in each text. Approaches from literary criticism are used as well as from developmental psychology (Erik Erikson, James Fowler, and Carol Gilligan) and spirituality (John S. Dunne, Emilie Griffin, Walter Conn, and Bernard Lonergan).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid J. Leigh\u003c\/strong\u003e, S.J. is Professor of English at Seattle University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 259\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.16 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43754412933255,"sku":"9780823219933","price":128.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c6giORqDJw9780823219933.webp?v=1769089823","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/circuitous-journeys-modern-spiritual-autobiography-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}