![]() ![]() ![]() The book contains many exemplifying stories about religious experiences. This can be related to the contemporary perspective lived religion. James claims among other things that religiosity should be valued according to the fruit it bears, which is to say the importance it has in an individual’s life. The perspective is functional, pragmatic, and phenomenological. According to James, religious experiences and emotions are the most important for a religious life, while institutional religion is secondary. What interests James is the individual’s religiosity. ![]() The classic The Varieties of Religious Experience is based on the American psychologist and philosopher William James’ (1842–1910) Gifford-lectures in Edinburgh 1901–1902 in the relatively new academic subject religion. Being the Gifford Lectures on Natural Religion delivered at Edinburgh in 1901-1902 by William James. ![]()
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