William James and a science of religions : reexperiencing The varieties of religious experience / Wayne Proudfoot, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Proudfoot, Wayne, 1939-

Series:

Columbia series in science and religion.

Columbia series in science and religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James, William, 1842-1910. Varieties of religious experience.

James, William.

Experience (Religion).

Psychology, Religious.

Religion.

Conversion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The "science of religion" is an important element in the interpretation of William James's work and in the methodology of the study of religion. An authority on pragmatism and the philosophy of religion, Wayne Proudfoot and a stellar group of contributors from a variety of disciplines including religion, philosophy, psychology, and history, bring innovative perspectives to James's work. Each contributor focuses on a specific theme in The Varieties of Religious Experience and suggests how James's treatment of that theme can fruitfully be brought to bear, sometimes with revisions or extensions, on current debate about religious experience.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Contributors

Introduction

1. "Damned for God's Glory" / Hollinger, David A.

2. Pragmatism and "an Unseen Order" in Varieties / Proudfoot, Wayne

3. The Fragmentation of Consciousness and "The Varieties of Religious Experience" / Taves, Ann

4. James's Varieties and the "New" Constructivism / Bruner, Jerome

5. Some Inconsistencies in James's Varieties / Rorty, Richard

6. A Pragmatist's Progress / Kitcher, Philip

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780231506946

0231506945

OCLC:

828795435