Religious Life

The Insights of William James

AvDonald Capps

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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An introduction to William James' classic Varieties of Religious Experience, explaining and applying his insights into the psychology of religious belief.William James called his classic work, The Varieties of Religious Experience, 'a study in human nature'. For James, it is a fundamental feature of human nature that we have a conscious and a subconscious mind, and that the subconscious mind is deeply implicated in the religious life, especially in conversion and other experiences of spiritual enlightenment. In The Religious Life, Donald Capps addresses religious melancholy, the div ided self and discordant personality, religious conversion, the saintly character, and the prayerful consciousness. He contrasts the cases of two clergymen - one deeply troubled, the other exemplary of the spiritual person. Aimed at general readers, Capps' work makes William James, a popular author in his own day, accessible to a modern audience.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-09-29
Mått:153 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:362 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Lutterworth Press
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9780718894283

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Biblar inom Filosofi och religion

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Donald Capps (1939-2015) was William Harte Felmeth Professor of Pastoral Theology (Emeritus) and Adjunct Professor at Princeton Theological Seminary. He was the author of At Home in the World (2013), Still Growing (2014), and The Resourceful Self (2014). He was co-author with Nathan Carlin of The Gift of Sublimation (2015).

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I know of no more faithful introduction to William James' The Varieties of Religious Experience than Donald Capps' The Religious Life. Situating James at centre stage, Capps infiltrates every page with a lifetime of scholarship in the psychology of religion and a palpable appreciation for James' life and work. Seekers will find renewed encouragement in their spiritual quests, imbibing in the generosity of spirit and hopeful imagination that James and Capps share.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments IntroductionPart I: Varieties of Religious Experience 1 The Book and Its Author 2 Personal Religious Experience 3 The Healthy Mind 4 The Sick Soul 5 The Divided Self and the Process of Its Unification 6 The Psychology of Religious Conversion 7 The Saintly Character 8 The Prayerful ConsciousnessPart II: Living In Hope 9 A Troubled Man: The Case of Ansel Bourne 10 A Spiritual Person: The Example of Phillips Brooks 11 The Letting Loose of HopeReferences Index of Names