Skip to content
The Varieties of Religious Experience book cover

The Varieties of Religious Experience

A Study in Human Nature

by William James · 1982 · 576 pages

Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Mark Zuckerberg

About This Book

A comprehensive study based on the 1901-1902 Gifford Lectures investigating individual religious experience as a psychological phenomenon. William James analyzes mysticism, conversion, and saintliness, applying a pragmatic approach to evaluate the functional truth of spiritual beliefs. The text remains a foundational work in both psychology and the philosophy of religion.

Genres

Psychology & BehaviorPhilosophySociety & Politics

Topics

ConversionMysticismPragmatismPsychology Of ReligionReligionSpirituality

Book Details

Published

1982

Pages

576

Language

en

ISBN

9780140390346

Audiobook Available

18h 46m
Narrated by Antonia Bath

You Might Also Like

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio

Read by Tim Ferriss, Barack Obama, Ray Dalio and 18 others

Man's Search for Meaning

Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss
Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger
Sam Altman
Sam Altman

Read by Tim Ferriss, Charlie Munger, Sam Altman and 14 others

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Sam Altman
Sam Altman
Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio

Read by Barack Obama, Sam Altman, Ray Dalio and 11 others

1984

Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson

Read by Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, Jordan Peterson and 10 others

Atomic Habits

Mark Manson
Mark Manson
Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday
Rich Roll
Rich Roll

Read by Mark Manson, Ryan Holiday, Rich Roll and 7 others

Meditations

Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington
Tobias Lütke
Tobias Lütke

Read by Naval Ravikant, Arianna Huffington, Tobias Lütke and 7 others

Ready to Read?

Get Your Copy of The Varieties of Religious Experience

Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg