Arthur Versluis offers a comprehensive study of the relationship between the American Transcendentalists and Asian religions. He argues that an influx of new in

The ten essays in this volume explore the vast diversity of religions in the United States, from Judaic, Catholic, and African American to Asian, Muslim, and Na

Fuller traces the history of alternative spiritual practices in America including astrology, Transcendentalism, and channeling.

Religious studies—also known as comparative religion or history of religions—emerged as a field of study in colleges and universities on both sides of the A