Landscapes of the Sacred: Geography and Narrative in American Spirituality

by Belden C. Lane

Book Overview

This substantially expanded edition of Belden C. Lane's Landscapes of the Sacred includes a new introductory chapter that offers three new interpretive models for understanding American sacred space. Lane maintains his approach of interspersing shorter and more personal pieces among full-length essays that explore how Native American, early French and Spanish, Puritan New England, and Catholic Worker traditions has each expressed the connection between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809129884
• ISBN13: 9780809129881
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Frascinating and moving

This is one of those books that i treat myself to read, that is, I read just a few sections of each chapter to make it last longer. It is not only a book that captures one's attention, but moves one's spirit to greater depths. I am also intrigued by the scholarship and research that have gone into making this book a reality. I am looking forward to reading other works by Belden Lane.

A Must-Read follow up to "Solace of Fierce Lanscapes"

If you've read Lane's "Solace of Fierce Landscapes" you'll want to read "Landscapes of the Sacred". "Landscapes" was actually written before "Solace," but has been recenly reprinted by John Hopkins Press with an expanded introduction. There's lots here for anyone interested in the cultural, religious, spiritual, and philosophical aspects of how we human beings experience place, especially those places that have sacred significance. The historical background on Puritans and Native AMerican spirituality are especially welcome.