Varieties of Religious Experience – William James

William James - The Varieties of Religious Experience, thoughtsofgod.com, Thoughts of God, David Reese

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

William James – Feelings and Impulses Must be the Subject of Psychological Inquiry

William James - Feelings and Impulses Must be the Subject of Psychological Inquiry, Thoughts of God, thoughtsofGod.com, David Reese

If the inquiry be psychological, not religious institutions, but rather religious feelings and religious impulses must be its subject, and I must confine myself to those more developed subjective phenomena recorded in literature produced by articulate and fully self-conscious men, in works of piety and autobiography. The Varieties of Religious Experience, by William James, Lecture […]

Readings – Books That Have Influenced My Journey

Books that have influenced me, Cloud of Unknowing, Prive Counsel, Varieties of Religious Experience, The Holy Spirit, Power from on High, AB Simpson, William James, Thoughts of God, thoughtsofGod.com, David Reese

Here are a few books which have been influential in my journey. A.B. Simpson (1843 to 1919) was a Presbyterian Minister who promoted a consciousness of global evangelism. He founded the Christian and Missionary Alliance The Holy Spirit or Power from on High – Vol 2 by A.B. Simpson This 2 volume set by A.B. […]