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

Select Reading

Select Reading, gutenberg.org, Brother Lawrence, Nicholas Herman, Carmelite, Practicing the Presence of God, The Practice of the Presence of God, Albert Benjamin Simpson, A.B. Simpson, Christian and Missionary Alliance, The Holy Spirit or Power from on High, God, Spirit, Days of Heaven on Earth, English mystic, The Cloud of Unknowing, Spirit of God, Contemplative Prayer, The Book of Prive Counseling, William James, Psychology, Philosophy, Varieties of Religious Experience, TInspirational Books, ThoughtsofGod.com, Thoughts of God, David Reese

From time to time I will make complete books available. I tend to grab out of copyright material, often from the free book texts at https://www.gutenberg.org/. I find that handling the texts helps me to review the books.