
Thoreau's Religion: Walden Woods, Social Justice, and the Politics of Asceticism
Thoreau's Religion is a sea-change in interpretation of Walden Woods, seeing them not as a symbol for loneliness, but as Thoreau’s attempt to create a just and religious life through a practice of meaningful renunciation.

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