William James and a Science of Religions: Reexperiencing The Varieties of Religious ExperienceThe "science of religion" is an important element in the interpretation of William James's work and in the methodology of the study of religion. An authority on pragmatism and the philosophy of religion, Wayne Proudfoot and a stellar group of contributors from a variety of disciplines including religion, philosophy, psychology, and history, bring innovative perspectives to James's work. Each contributor focuses on a specific theme in The Varieties of Religious Experience and suggests how James's treatment of that theme can fruitfully be brought to bear, sometimes with revisions or extensions, on current debate about religious experience. |
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Ann Taves argued argument automatic writing chapter Christian claims Clifford Clifford’s Principle consequences culture David Hollinger discussion dissociation doctrine Edmund Gurney empirical ence Ernest essay example explanation faith Freud Gauld Gifford Lectures gious God’s Gurney Harvard University Harvard University Press Hollinger human hypnotic Ibid idea ideals individual inquiry insufficient evidence issue James says James’s James’s pragmatism James’s Varieties Janet judgment ligious lives meaning metaphysical mind moral Myers Myers’s mystical natural reading naturalistic one’s over-beliefs passages pathological Peirce Peirce’s phenomena Philip Kitcher philosophical Pierre Janet possible practices pragmatism pragmatist Protestant Protestantism Psychical Research psychology question reality religious belief religious experience religious hypothesis Richard Rorty rience saintliness science of religions scientific sciousness sense strategy subconscious suggest supernatural theology theory things thought tion true truth understanding unseen order Varieties of Religious Varieties ofReligious Experience W. K. Clifford Wayne Proudfoot William James