CONVERSION – con. – The Varieties of Religious Experience
In other words, the persons who have passed through conversion, having once taken a stand for the religious life, tend to feel themselves identified with it, no matter how much their religious enthusiasm declines.
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
CONCLUSIONS The Varieties of Religious Experience
Our conclusions cannot be as sharp as dogmatic conclusions would be, but I will formulate them, when the time comes, as sharply as I can.
Select Reading
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.
Table of Content – THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD
Brother Lawrence, Nicholas Herman, God’s Presence, Father, Joyful, The Practice of the Presence of God, God, Monastic, Mystic, David Reese, Thoughts of God, ThoughtsofGod.com, Lightheart, Letter, Letters, Conversation, Conversation
Fifteenth Letter – THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD – Brother Lawrence
Let us begin earnestly to be devoted to Him. Let us cast everything else out of our hearts. He wants to possess the heart alone. Beg this favor of Him. If we do all we can, we will soon see that change wrought in us which we so greatly desire.