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The Varieties of Religious Experience

by William James

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  1. Preface

    17:18

  2. Lecture I - Religion and Neurology

    60:15

  3. Lecture 2 - Circumscription of the Topic

    64:10

  4. Lecture 3 - The Reality of the Unseen

    64:19

  5. Lecture 4 - The Religion of Healthy-Mindedness

    62:05

  6. Lecture 5 - The Religion of Healthy-Mindedness

    68:51

  7. Lecture 6 - The Sick Soul

    53:38

  8. Lecture 7 - The Sick Soul

    47:08

  9. Lecture 8 - The Divided Self, and the Process of its Unification

    61:07

  10. Lecture 9 - Conversion

    68:16

  11. Lecture 10 part 1 - Conversion - Concluded

    53:40

  12. Lecture 10 part 2 - Conversion - Concluded

    51:51

  13. Lecture 11 - Saintliness

    68:41

  14. Lecture 12 - Saintliness

    63:26

  15. Lecture 13 - Saintliness

    38:05

  16. Lecture 14 - The Value of Saintliness

    52:43

  17. Lecture 15 - The Value of Saintliness

    72:23

  18. Lecture 16 - Mysticism

    75:15

  19. Lecture 17 - Mysticism

    57:49

  20. Lecture 18 - Philosophy

    66:17

  21. Lecture 19 - Other Characteristics

    65:30

  22. Lecture 20 Part 1 - Conclusions

    37:27

  23. Lecture 20 Part 2 - Conclusions

    55:52

  24. Postscript

    17:00

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Based on the Gifford Lectures James gave at Edinburgh in 1901 and 1902, this study sets aside churches and doctrines to look at religion where he thought it truly lived: in the private feelings of individuals. Drawing on diaries, letters, and confessions, he examines conversion, saintliness, prayer, and mystical states, and famously contrasts the sunny healthy-minded believer with the sick soul who must pass through despair. His approach is empirical and generous, curious about belief without insisting on it. The book helped found the psychology of religion and still speaks to anyone puzzled by faith.

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William James (1842-1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist, a founder of pragmatism and modern psychology, whose vivid, accessible writing made him one of America's most influential thinkers.

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First published
1902
Reading time
About 11 hours
Pages
504
Language
English
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