Religion and Neurology – Varieties of Religious Experience
The question, What are the religious propensities? and the question, What is their philosophic significance? are two entirely different orders of question from the logical point of view;
Varieties of Religious Experience – William James
The course is not anthropological, but deals with personal documents. Percepts versus abstract concepts-Happiness is man’s chief concern-Healthy-mindedness and repentance- Heterogeneous personality- Sudden conversion- Testing human value of its fruits- Mysticism defined- Primacy of feeling in religion- Philosophy a secondary function- Aesthetic elements in religion- Summary of religious characteristics
Romans 5:12-8:17 Commentary by Rachel R Reese
After a thorough, and encouraging, reminder and explanation of the good news about Christ in Romans 5:1-11, Paul is now moving into explaining important features of our relationship with God.
Select Reading
From time to time I will make complete books available. I tend to grab out of copyright material, often from the free book texts at https://www.gutenberg.org/. I find that handling the texts helps me to review the books.
Table of Content – THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD
Brother Lawrence, Nicholas Herman, God’s Presence, Father, Joyful, The Practice of the Presence of God, God, Monastic, Mystic, David Reese, Thoughts of God, ThoughtsofGod.com, Lightheart, Letter, Letters, Conversation, Conversation
Early Church Councils and Creeds
Studying creeds of the church is a great way to learn of the history of the Church. Every creed is written to settle a controversy or to clarify some theological point.