{"product_id":"the-spiritual-emerson-essential-works-by-ralph-waldo-emerson-paperback","title":"The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRalph Waldo Emerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJacob Needleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis concise volume collects the core writings that have made Ralph Waldo Emerson into a key source of insight for spiritual seekers of every faith--with an introduction by the bestselling philosopher Jacob Needleman. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the essential collection of Emerson's spiritual thought for those readers who understand the transformative quality of ideas. It is concise and suited to years of rereading and contemplation, offering the essays that trace the arc of the inner message brought by America's \u003ci\u003e\"Yankee Mystic.\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spiritual Emerson\u003c\/i\u003e features many of Emerson's landmark works. Yet also included are overlooked classics, such as the essays \"Fate\" and \"Success,\" which served as major sources of inspiration to some of the leading American metaphysical thinkers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The introduction by religious scholar and philosopher Jacob Needleman frames--historically and philosophically--the development of Emerson's thought and explores why it has such a powerful hold on us today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Waldo Emerson\u003c\/b\u003e (1803­-1882) was a renowned lecturer and writer whose ideas on philosophy, religion, and literature influenced many writers, including Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. After an undergraduate career at Harvard, he studied at Harvard Divinity School and became an ordained minister, continuing a long line of ministers in his family. He traveled widely and lectured, and became well known for his publications \u003ci\u003eEssays\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacob Needleman\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University. He is the author of many bestselling books, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eA Little Book on Love.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771282489632,"sku":"9781585426423","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5df9e4d21efd230da56e789b9001a132.webp?v=1780384088","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-spiritual-emerson-essential-works-by-ralph-waldo-emerson-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}