Experiences of Various Religions

Author: (USA) James
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: This is a book that discusses the role of religion from the perspective of personal experience. The author is a renowned American philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910). This book is based on lectures delivered by the author at the University of Edinburgh in the UK. It consists of twenty lectures:
Lecture 1: Religion and Neurology; Lecture 2: Explaining the Scope of This Book, Which Is Limited to Personal Religious Psychology; Lecture 3: Based on the Experiences of Many People, There Exists an Intangible Being (Spiritual Realm); Lecture 4 and 5: Religious Experiences of Mentally Healthy Individuals; Lecture 6 and 7: Religious Experiences of Individuals with Pathological Souls; Lecture 8: How Such Split Personalities Restore Unity; Lecture 9 and 10: The Psychological Process of Non-Believers Turning to Religion; Lecture 11, 12, and 13: The Nature of Saints; Lecture 14 and 15: The Value of Sanctity; Lecture 16 and 17: Mystical Experiences; Lecture 18: Religious Philosophy; Lecture 19: Other Characteristics of Religion, Such as Aesthetic Elements, Sacrifice and Repentance, Prayer, and Its Relationship with the Subconscious Mind; Lecture 20: Conclusion, followed by an afterword, which is the author's supplementary statement on the conclusion.