A champion of the human spirit, Henry David Thoreau is a true American mystic. Walden, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2004, continues to be one of the most familiar and widely published books in America. Thoreau’s writings have also coined countless colloquialisms that have become commonplace in our language, among them, "men live lives of quiet desperation" and "he hears a different drummer." Though he was not religious in any conventional sense, Thoreau entreated all those he touched to wake up, find their own way of living, and experience oneness with nature and society. In True Harvest, Barry Andrews, a noted Thoreau scholar and leading authority on the Transcendentalist movement, has collected the most provocative of these entreaties in a 365-day format of short readings. The passages are drawn from the whole of Thoreau’s published works including his journals, letters, books, essays, and lectures and they reflect a wide range of topics—nature, society, politics, philosophy, ethics, education, religion, and social justice. This daybook will inspire readers to look for the spiritual throughout the year and in life’s daily experiences. In addition, True Harvest is designed to help readers use Thoreau’s sentiments as a daily spiritual practice—one that promotes a life of simplicity, conscious living, and quiet contemplation.
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Barry Andrews is the minister of religious education at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, New York. He is the author of Thoreau as Spiritual Guide and Emerson as Spiritual Guide. He is also the editor of A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year. These works are published by Skinner House Books.
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