The Varieties of Religious Experience
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William James, one of the founders of modern psychology, delivered the Gifford lecture in Edinburgh for 1901-2 at a high point in his career. His theme was a systematic analysis of phases of the process of religious conversion. He examines (mostly Christian) descriptions of conversion phenomena. He analyzes psychological phenomena connected with saintliness, and mysticism. James believed that science and religion are not incompatible and that both could benefit from each other.
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22 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Page Index 03 p. 445 04 Contents 05 Preface 06 Lecture I. Religion And Neurology 07 Lecture II. Circumscription of the Topic 08 Lecture III. The Reality of the Unseen 09 Lectures IV and V. The Religion of Healthy Mindedness 10 Lectures VI and VII. The Sick Soul 11 Lecture VIII. The Divided Self, and the Process of its Unification 12 Lecture IX. Conversion 13 Lecture X. Conversion—Concluded 14 Lectures XI, XII, and XIII. Saintliness 15 Lectures XIV and XV. The Value of Saintliness 16 Lectures XVI and XVII. Mysticism 17 Lecture XIX. Other Characteristics 18 Lecture XX. Conclusions 19 Postscript 20 Index 21 Note on the Author 22 Special Pages: Errata
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
22 chapters English Public domain
About this book
William James, one of the founders of modern psychology, delivered the Gifford lecture in Edinburgh for 1901-2 at a high point in his career. His theme was a systematic analysis of phases of the process of religious conversion. He examines (mostly Christian) descriptions of conversion phenomena. He analyzes psychological phenomena connected with saintliness, and mysticism. James believed that science and religion are not incompatible and that both could benefit from each other.
Table of contents
22 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Page Index 03 p. 445 04 Contents 05 Preface 06 Lecture I. Religion And Neurology 07 Lecture II. Circumscription of the Topic 08 Lecture III. The Reality of the Unseen 09 Lectures IV and V. The Religion of Healthy Mindedness 10 Lectures VI and VII. The Sick Soul 11 Lecture VIII. The Divided Self, and the Process of its Unification 12 Lecture IX. Conversion 13 Lecture X. Conversion—Concluded 14 Lectures XI, XII, and XIII. Saintliness 15 Lectures XIV and XV. The Value of Saintliness 16 Lectures XVI and XVII. Mysticism 17 Lecture XIX. Other Characteristics 18 Lecture XX. Conclusions 19 Postscript 20 Index 21 Note on the Author 22 Special Pages: Errata
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
22 chapters English Public domain
About this book
William James, one of the founders of modern psychology, delivered the Gifford lecture in Edinburgh for 1901-2 at a high point in his career. His theme was a systematic analysis of phases of the process of religious conversion. He examines (mostly Christian) descriptions of conversion phenomena. He analyzes psychological phenomena connected with saintliness, and mysticism. James believed that science and religion are not incompatible and that both could benefit from each other.
Table of contents
22 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Page Index 03 p. 445 04 Contents 05 Preface 06 Lecture I. Religion And Neurology 07 Lecture II. Circumscription of the Topic 08 Lecture III. The Reality of the Unseen 09 Lectures IV and V. The Religion of Healthy Mindedness 10 Lectures VI and VII. The Sick Soul 11 Lecture VIII. The Divided Self, and the Process of its Unification 12 Lecture IX. Conversion 13 Lecture X. Conversion—Concluded 14 Lectures XI, XII, and XIII. Saintliness 15 Lectures XIV and XV. The Value of Saintliness 16 Lectures XVI and XVII. Mysticism 17 Lecture XIX. Other Characteristics 18 Lecture XX. Conclusions 19 Postscript 20 Index 21 Note on the Author 22 Special Pages: Errata
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