{"product_id":"sacred-america-roger-housden","title":"Sacred America * Roger Housden","description":"\u003cp\u003eA British cultural journalist travels thousands of miles across the United States to profile diverse, fringe spiritual communities, showing how ordinary Americans are quietly walking away from traditional dogmas to forge a new, experiential sacred landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Story: Written by prominent spiritual travel writer, poet, and cultural essayist Roger Housden, this captivating volume treats the American landscape as a massive, unfolding spiritual laboratory. Housden bypasses standard sociological surveys and academic definitions of faith. Instead, he establishes an honest, deeply immersive chronicle built around his personal travels across the nation, documenting the unique parameters, lifestyles, and internal transformations of communities that are redefining modern spirituality.The narrative traces a sprawling geographic journey across diverse alternative subcultures. Housden chronicles his encounters with an eclectic mix of seekers, including Benedictine monks running a highly integrated organic farm, Sufi dancers spinning in the desert, Native American medicine men preserving ancestral tracking lines, and corporate professionals utilizing deep meditation to survive intense workplace stress. The text unpeels how these separate groups all share a common baseline desire: a shift away from external authority in favor of direct, present-moment spiritual experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than delivering a shallow critique of American commercialism, the work uncovers a quiet, widespread spiritual revolution hidden beneath the surface of contemporary society. Housden details the profound emotional resilience of the individuals he meets, highlighting how regular people build their own personal sanctuaries of meaning and hope in a chaotic world. Published as a premium hardcover by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, this beautifully written travelogue is a wonderful addition to mindfulness and sociology shelves, celebrating the enduring human search for the sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Fans of traditional, highly observant spiritual travelogues and alternative religious histories like the works of Thomas Moore, Jack Kornfield, or Pico Iyer; readers interested in contemporary American mysticism, interfaith dialogue, and eco-spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished 1999 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReligion \u0026amp; Spirituality \/ Contemporary Spiritual Travelogues \/ Alternative Religious Movements \/ American Cultural Studies \/ Mindfulness \u0026amp; Mysticism Anthologies \/ Esoteric Geographies\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publicist John","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50983077773555,"sku":"202609060010","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/1000016117.jpg?v=1788732445","url":"https:\/\/purpleslothmedia.com\/products\/sacred-america-roger-housden","provider":"Purple Sloth Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}