{"product_id":"laurence-oliphant-1829-1888-and-the-household-the-christian-mystical-teachings-of-a-nineteenth-century-religious-leader-9783030850494","title":"Laurence Oliphant (1829–1888) and The Household:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book explores the religious teachings of best-selling Victorian author and former Member of Parliament, Laurence Oliphant (1829–1888). While several biographies have been written on his captivating life, the stage of his life when Oliphant first established ‘The Household' commune has, until now, been largely unexplored. This book focuses on this later stage of his life, exploring Oliphant’s religious teachings. Additionally, this study incorporates a newly discovered archive, which reveals many behind-the-scenes details of The Household's teachings. Jeffrey D. Lavoie shows that Oliphant provided a unique interpretation of sexuality from a mystical Christian perspective, which opposed the restrictive contemporaneous “Victorian morality.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Table of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Biography and Background \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Sympneumata\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Charles Carleton Massey (1838 – 1905)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Rosamond Dale Owen (1846 – 1937)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: James Murray Templeton (1860 – 1892)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Jennie Tuttle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Hannah Whitall Smith (1832 – 1911)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Laurence Carrington Grubbe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: A Scandal from Within \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAddendum A: Laurence Carrington Grubbe and the Sympneumata \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAddendum B: Maria Julia Grubbe and the Sympneumata \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAddendum C: William Stainton Moses and the Sympneumata \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAddendum D: 1886-1892 L.C. Grubbe’s Journal and His Interaction with Laurence Oliphant \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49415649591639,"sku":"9783030850494","price":52.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030850494.jpg?v=1730527649","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/laurence-oliphant-1829-1888-and-the-household-the-christian-mystical-teachings-of-a-nineteenth-century-religious-leader-9783030850494","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}