![]() ![]() Religious experience for James is at the heart of religion whereas religious teachings, practices and attitudes are ‘second hand’ religion. I did learn afterwards that it was Jesus, the sinner’s friend.” The man went on to become a preacher ![]() He used a variety of case studies of first-hand religious experience in the words of the people who told him their stories such as a homeless drunken man who “ seemed to feel some great and mighty presence. In it, James aims to survey the various types of religious experience as a psychologist and to present the findings of this survey and its implications for philosophy. His book ‘ The Varieties of Religious Experience: a study in human nature’ summarises the author’s ‘Gifford Lectures’ (renowned lectures in natural theology- based on reason and ordinary experience) given in 1902 in Edinburgh - It has been argued to be the most important book ever written on the topic of religious experience. William James was a philosopher and psychologist from New York City. ![]()
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