William James and a science of religions : reexperiencing The varieties of religious experience /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2004]
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 138 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Columbia series in science and religion Columbia series in science and religion.
Subject:	James, William, -- 1842-1910. -- Varieties of religious experience. Varieties of religious experience (James, William) Experience (Religion) Psychology, Religious. Religion. Conversion. Conversion. Experience (Religion) Psychology, Religious. Religion. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11162774

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Other authors / contributors:	Proudfoot, Wayne, 1939- editor.
ISBN:	0231506945 9780231506946 9780231132046 0231132042 9780231132053 0231132050
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: William James and a science of religions. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2004 0231132042
Standard no.:	10.7312/prou13204
Publisher's no.:	EB00662310 Recorded Books

Table of Contents:

"Damned for God's Glory": William James and the scientific vindication of the Protestant culture / David A. Hollinger
Pragmatism and "an unseen order" in Varieties / Wayne Proudfoot
The fragmentation of consciousness and The varieties of religious experience: William James's contribution to a theory of religion / Ann Taves
James's Varieties and the "new" constructivism / Jerome Bruner
Some inconsistencies in James's Varieties / Richard Rorty
A pragmatist's progress: the varieties of James's strategies for defending religion / Philip Kitcher.

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