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The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature - William James
The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature
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Commemorating the 100th anniversary of "the most influential book written on religion in the twentieth century," Routledge will proudly publish a major new edition of William James's turn of the century classic.Paving the way for all modern spiritual thought, The Varieties of Religious Experience... show more
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of "the most influential book written on religion in the twentieth century," Routledge will proudly publish a major new edition of William James's turn of the century classic.Paving the way for all modern spiritual thought, The Varieties of Religious Experience was revolutionary in its view of religious life as centered not within the Church, but solely within the person. James, a vivid, subtle stylist writing for the skeptical, nonspecialist reader, was the first to define spirituality as "the feelings, acts, and experiences of individual men in their solitude." In this edition, scholars Taylor and Carrette bring a new understanding to James's life and his determination, in the cold, scientific face of the Industrial Revolution, to reaffirm the power of individual belief. One hundred years after its publication James's work remains even more vital than before. Beyond its influence on the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, beyond its influence on launching the American pastoral counseling movement, and beyond its role in spawning the psychology of religion, it remains a book that empowers individuals and inspires readers with erudition, insight, and kindness. No discussion of current religion - from the fundamentalist revival to the New Age movement - is complete without an appreciation of this groundbreaking work.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780415278096 (0415278090)
Publisher: Routledge
Edition language: English
Series: Bedford Series in History & Culture
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Edward
Edward rated it
4.0 The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature
Foreword to the Centenary Edition, by Micky JamesEditors' PrefaceIntroduction: The Spiritual Roots of James's 'Varieties of Religious Experience'Introduction: The Return to James: Psychology, Religion and the Amnesia of NeurosciencePreface from the 1902 Edition--The Varieties of Religious Experience...
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2.0 The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature
I wanted to like this classic book, but I can't do it: too many things are wrong. A shame, because I completely approve of the idea. William James, writing around the end of the 19th century, sets out to take a cool look at how people experience religious feeling, basing his investigation on state-o...
Qwallath
Qwallath rated it
5.0 The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature
A true classic of religious scholarship and psychology that is both relevant and readable. James explores many psychological and philosophical characteristics of the religious experience, and shows at least some of its variety in terms of its extreme and benign forms.This leaves us with an essential...
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