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Book SynopsisExamines different kinds of emptiness essential to American Christianity, such as the emptiness of deep longing, the emptying of the body through fasting or weeping, the emptiness of the wilderness, and the emptiness of historical time itself. This book expands your understanding of historical and contemporary Christian practices.
Trade Review"Corrigan's latest book turns a surprising theme-emptiness-into a fresh way to conceptualize the American religious landscape. Drawing on an impressive range of sources, he argues that emptiness is a ubiquitous feature of American Christianity and is experienced in multiple ways-emotionally, bodily, spatially, temporally, and doctrinally. Rich, erudite, and thought-provoking, this is a highly original contribution and a work of considerable theoretical importance." (Peter J. Thuesen, author of Predestination: The American Career of a Contentious Doctrine)
