Religious experience / Amber L. Griffioen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffioen, Amber L., 1979- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of religion

Cambridge elements philosophy of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Experience (Religion).

Physical Description:

70 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

This Element looks at religious experience and the role it has played in philosophy of religion. It critically explores the history of the intertwined discourses on mysticism and religious experience, before turning to a few specific discussions within contemporary philosophy of religion. One debate concerns the question of perennialism versus constructivism and whether there is a "common core" to all religious or mystical experience independent of interpretation or sociohistorical background. Another central discussion concerns the epistemology of purportedly "theophanic" experience and whether a "perceptual model" of religious experience can provide evidence or justification for theistic belief. The Element concludes with a discussion of how philosophy of religion can productively widen its treatment of religious experience in the service of creating a more inclusive and welcoming discipline--back cover.

Contents:

Prologue

1. Religious and mystical experience in historical context

2. Experience, interpretation, and the question of perennialism

3. Religious experience as perception of God: theistic approaches

4. Challenges to the perceptual model

5. Expanding experience

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [62]-70).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781108742252

1108742254

OCLC:

1285707354

Publisher Number:

99991028145