{"product_id":"thoreaus-god-9780226827308","title":"Thoreau's God","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeditative reflections on the great spiritual seeker's deeply felt experience of the divine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Henry David Thoreau's spiritual life is a riddle. Thoreau's passionate critique of formal religion is matched only by his rapturous descriptions of encounters with the divine in nature. He fled the church only to pursue a deeper communion with a presence he felt at the heart of the universe. He called this illimitable presence many names, but he often called it God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThoreau's God\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Higgins invites seekers--religious or otherwise--to walk with the great Transcendentalist through a series of meditations on his spiritual life. Thoreau offers us no creed, but his writings encourage reflection on how to live, what to notice, and what to love. Though his quest was deeply personal, Thoreau devoted his life to communicating his experience of an infinite, wild, life-giving God. By recovering this vital thread in Thoreau's life and work, \u003ci\u003eThoreau's God \u003c\/i\u003eopens the door to a new understanding of an original voice in American religion that speaks to spiritual seekers today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e is a former staff writer at the Boston Globe and the author or editor of four books, including \u003ci\u003eThoreau and the Language of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892188483858,"sku":"9780226827308","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_df5efcdf-dcdd-494b-8a56-d9758325aa2d.jpg?v=1738179697","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/thoreaus-god-9780226827308","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}