In spiritual but not religious robert fuller offers fascinating answers to these questions he shows that alternative spiritual practices have a long and rich history in america dating back to the colonial period when church membership rarely exceeded 17 and interest in astrology numerology magic and witchcraft ran high fuller traces such unchurched traditions into the mid nineteenth century when americans responded enthusiastically to new philosophies such as swedenborgianism . Spiritual but not religious understanding unchurched america spiritual but not religious understanding unchurched america by fuller robert c author dec 20 2001 hardcover fuller robert c isbn kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. This book explores the history and present status of unchurched spirituality in the us nearly 20 of all americans consider themselves interested in spiritual issues even though they never step inside a church or synagogue most would describe themselves as spiritual at a personal level but in some way alienated from organized religion todays alternative spirituality is the outgrowth of long standing traditions in american religious life colonial americans were astonishingly eclectic . In spiritual but not religious robert fuller offers fascinating answers to these questions he shows that alternative spiritual practices have a long and rich history in america dating back to