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
William James – What is the Nature and Value of Religious Propensity?
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; and, as a failure to recognize this fact distinctly may breed confusion, I wish to insist upon the point a little before we enter into the documents […]
William James – Feelings and Impulses Must be the Subject of Psychological Inquiry
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 […]
Existential Facts are Insufficient for Determining Spiritual Value – William James
You see that the existential facts by themselves are insufficient for determining the value; and the best adepts of the higher criticism accordingly never confound the existential with the spiritual problem. With the same conclusions of fact before them, some take one view, and some another, of the Bible’s value as a revelation, according as […]
Readings – Books That Have Influenced My Journey
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. […]