| The Religious Life: The Insights of William James Contributor(s): Capps, Donald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0718894286 ISBN-13: 9780718894283 Publisher: Lutterworth Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Theology - Religion | Psychology Of Religion - Philosophy | Individual Philosophers |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.84 lbs) 264 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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, thesaintly 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Capps, Donald: - Donald Capps is Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Psychology and Adjunct Professor at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of many books, including several also published by The Lutterworth Press: At Home in the World (2013), The Resourceful Self (2015) and Still Growing (2015). |