The Varieties Of Religious Experience: A Study In Human Nature
by:
William James (author)
This notable and influential study of the psychology of religion asserts that instead of the tenants of organized religion, we should look to the individual religious experiences as the foundations of religious life. As such, James makes his case with the religious accounts of various well-known...
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This notable and influential study of the psychology of religion asserts that instead of the tenants of organized religion, we should look to the individual religious experiences as the foundations of religious life. As such, James makes his case with the religious accounts of various well-known thinkers throughout history, applying an analytic clarity to their stories and developing a pluralistic framework that defines the divine as a group of, rather than one single, qualities. The Varieties of Religious Experience presents readers with an intellectual, rather than emotional, call for both religious tolerance and respect.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781619491168 (1619491168)
Publish date: September 5th 2013
Publisher: Trinity Press
Pages no: 284
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
Science,
20th Century,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Spirituality,
Psychology,
Theology
Series: Bedford Series in History & Culture
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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...
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...
12 years ago
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