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The Secular Religion of Franklin Merrell-Wolff
An Intellectual History of Anti-Intellectualism in Modern America
Series: - Numen Book Series, Volume: 158
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In The Secular Religion of Franklin Merrell-Wolff: An Intellectual History of Anti-intellectualism in Modern America, Dave Vliegenthart offers an account of the life and teachings of the modern American mystic Franklin Merrell-Wolff (1887â1985), who combined secular and religious sources from eastern and western traditions in order to elaborate and legitimate his metaphysical claim to the realization of a transcendental reality beyond reason.
Using Merrell-Wolff as a typical example of a modern western guru, Vliegenthart investigates the larger sociological and historical context of the ongoing grand narrative that asserts a widespread anti-intellectualism in modern American culture, exploring developments in religious, philosophical, and psychological discourses in North America from 1800 until the present.
Using Merrell-Wolff as a typical example of a modern western guru, Vliegenthart investigates the larger sociological and historical context of the ongoing grand narrative that asserts a widespread anti-intellectualism in modern American culture, exploring developments in religious, philosophical, and psychological discourses in North America from 1800 until the present.
Dave Vliegenthart, PhD (2017), University of Groningen, is a lecturer in the Liberal Arts and Sciences at Maastricht University, specializing in the study of eastern-inspired western gurus and new religious movements in modern western culture.
Introduction
âFranklin Merrell-Wolff
âSecular Religion
âAnti-Intellectualism
âOutline of This Study
âAcknowledgments
1 Origination (1887â1914)
âReligion
ââChildhood: Evangelical Religion
ââAdolescence: Metaphysical Religion
ââAdulthood: Oriental(ist) Religion
âPhilosophy
ââPragmatism
âPsychology
ââNew Thought
ââNew Psychology
2 Investigation (1914â1936)
âReligion
ââThe Temple of the People
ââThe Arcane School
ââThe International Sufi Movement
ââThe United Lodge of Theosophists
ââThe Benares League of America
ââThe Assembly of Man
âPhilosophy
ââEinsteinâs Philosophy of âReligionâ
ââKeyserlingâs Religious âPhilosophyâ
âPsychology
ââJungâs âCreative Phantasyâ
3 Realization (1936â1978)
âThree Preliminary Realizations
âFirst Fundamental Realization
âSecond Fundamental Realization
ââIntroception
ââIntroceptualism
âReligion
ââIndian Idealism
âPhilosophy
ââGerman Idealism
âPsychology
ââThe Human Potential Movement
4 Routinization (1978âToday)
âReligion
ââCults, New Religions, and Emergent Traditions
âPhilosophy
ââPerennialism versus Constructivism
âPsychology
ââAutobiographically âAdvaitizingâ Immediatism
Conclusion
âSocial Crises and New Religions
âCompetition and Rationalization
âSecular-Religious Theology
Bibliography
Index of Persons
Index of Subjects
âFranklin Merrell-Wolff
âSecular Religion
âAnti-Intellectualism
âOutline of This Study
âAcknowledgments
1 Origination (1887â1914)
âReligion
ââChildhood: Evangelical Religion
ââAdolescence: Metaphysical Religion
ââAdulthood: Oriental(ist) Religion
âPhilosophy
ââPragmatism
âPsychology
ââNew Thought
ââNew Psychology
2 Investigation (1914â1936)
âReligion
ââThe Temple of the People
ââThe Arcane School
ââThe International Sufi Movement
ââThe United Lodge of Theosophists
ââThe Benares League of America
ââThe Assembly of Man
âPhilosophy
ââEinsteinâs Philosophy of âReligionâ
ââKeyserlingâs Religious âPhilosophyâ
âPsychology
ââJungâs âCreative Phantasyâ
3 Realization (1936â1978)
âThree Preliminary Realizations
âFirst Fundamental Realization
âSecond Fundamental Realization
ââIntroception
ââIntroceptualism
âReligion
ââIndian Idealism
âPhilosophy
ââGerman Idealism
âPsychology
ââThe Human Potential Movement
4 Routinization (1978âToday)
âReligion
ââCults, New Religions, and Emergent Traditions
âPhilosophy
ââPerennialism versus Constructivism
âPsychology
ââAutobiographically âAdvaitizingâ Immediatism
Conclusion
âSocial Crises and New Religions
âCompetition and Rationalization
âSecular-Religious Theology
Bibliography
Index of Persons
Index of Subjects
Anyone interested in the history of the intercultural and interdisciplinary secular religions of modern western gurus in North American culture during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as anyone interested in (the development of) modern American anti-intellectualism.