Description Upon completing the monumental The Principles of Psychology, William James turned his attention to serious consideration of such important Religious and philosophical questions about the nature and existence of God, the immortality of the soul, and free will and determinism.
A leading thinker of the late 19th century, James is widely considered one of the most important and influential philosophers in American history..
About the Author The "Father of American Psychology," William James (1842-1910) was a philosopher, psychologist, and educator: he is credited with offering the first psychology course in the United States.
This work remains one of the great books on the subject, particularly for the evidence it cites for Religious Experience as a unique phenomenon.
Studded with concrete examples, it documents and discusses various Religious states of consciousness and covers such topics as the meaning of the term "divine," the reality of the unseen, the religion of healthy-mindedness, the sick soul, the divided self and the process of its unification, conversion, saintliness, and mysticism.
James based The Varieties of Religious Experience on his participation in the University of Edinburgh\'s Gifford Lectures on Natural Religion.
His interest in these subjects found expression in a variety of works, among them, this classic study of spirituality.
Description Upon completing the monumental The Principles of Psychology, William James turned his attention to serious consideration of such important Religious and philosophical questions about the nature and existence of God, the immortality of the soul, and free will and determinism
