William James and The Varieties of Religious

William James'sThe Varieties of Religious Experiencewas an intellectual landmark, paving the way for modern study of parapsychology and religious experience. In this indispensable new companion to theVarieties, key international experts in the fields of religious studies, psychology and mysticism offer contemporary responses to James's book, exploring its historical importance and modern relevance. As the only critical work dedicated to the cross-disciplinary influence ofThe Varieties of Religious Experience, it stands as a testament to James's genius and ongoing legacy.

Notes on Contributors

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Acknowledgements

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Introduction: the centenary and the varieties of interpretation

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(10)

Jeremy Carrette

PART I James and the history of psychology

Metaphysics and consciousness in James's Varieties: a centenary lecture

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(16)

Eugene Taylor

Psychologies as ontology-making practices: William James and the pluralities of psychological experience

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(20)

Sonu Shamdasani

PART II James, psychology and religion

Listening to James a century later: the Varieties as a resource for renewing the psychology of religion

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(11)

David M. Wulff

The Varieties, the principles and the psychology of religion: unremitting inspiration from a different source

58

(21)

Jacob A. Belzen

Passionate belief: William James, emotion and religious experience

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(18)

Jeremy Carrette

PART III James and mysticism

For an engaged reading: William James and the varieties of postmodern religious experience

97

(9)

Grace M. Jantzen

Asian religions and mysticism: the legacy of William James in the study of religions

106

(18)

Richard King

James and Freud on mysticism

124

(9)

Robert A. Segal

Mystical assessments: Jamesian reflections on spiritual judgments

133

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G. William Barnard

PART IV James and philosophy

Varieties of experience and pluralities of perspective

149

(12)

Ruth Anna Putnam

The ecumenicalism of William James

161

(11)

Richard M. Gale

James on truth (again)

172

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Hilary W. Putnam

Pragmatism and religious belief in William James

183

(8)

Graham Bird

William James as a religious realist

191

(12)

T. L. S. Sprigge

James's non-rationality and its religious extremum in the light of the concept of pure experience

203

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Michel Weber

James and the question of truth: a response to Hilary Putnam

221

(14)

David C. Lamberth

Conclusion: experience and the value of religion -- overview and analysis

235

(12)

David C. Lamberth

Index

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William James and The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Centenary Celebration

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