{"product_id":"2940012184634","title":"THE VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE","description":"RELIGION AND NEUROLOGY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: the course is not anthropological, but deals with\u003cbr\u003epersonal documents-- Questions of fact and questions of value-- In\u003cbr\u003epoint of fact, the religious are often neurotic-- Criticism of medical\u003cbr\u003ematerialism, which condemns religion on that account-- Theory that\u003cbr\u003ereligion has a sexual origin refuted-- All states of mind are neurally\u003cbr\u003econditioned-- Their significance must be tested not by their origin but\u003cbr\u003eby the value of their fruits-- Three criteria of value; origin useless\u003cbr\u003eas a criterion-- Advantages of the psychopathic temperament when a\u003cbr\u003esuperior intellect goes with it--especially for the religious life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLECTURE II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCIRCUMSCRIPTION OF THE TOPIC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFutility of simple definitions of religion-- No one specific \"religious\u003cbr\u003esentiment\"-- Institutional and personal religion-- We confine ourselves\u003cbr\u003eto the personal branch-- Definition of religion for the purpose of\u003cbr\u003ethese lectures-- Meaning of the term \"divine\"-- The divine is what\u003cbr\u003eprompts SOLEMN reactions-- Impossible to make our definitions sharp--\u003cbr\u003eWe must study the more extreme cases-- Two ways of accepting the\u003cbr\u003euniverse-- Religion is more enthusiastic than philosophy-- Its\u003cbr\u003echaracteristic is enthusiasm in solemn emotion-- Its ability to\u003cbr\u003eovercome unhappiness-- Need of such a faculty from the biological point\u003cbr\u003eof view.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLECTURE III\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE REALITY OF THE UNSEEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePercepts versus abstract concepts-- Influence of the latter on belief--\u003cbr\u003eKant's theological Ideas-- We have a sense of reality other than that\u003cbr\u003egiven by the special senses-- Examples of \"sense of presence\"-- The\u003cbr\u003efeeling of unreality-- Sense of a divine presence: examples-- Mystical\u003cbr\u003eexperiences: examples-- Other cases of sense of God's presence--\u003cbr\u003eConvincingness of unreasoned experience-- Inferiority of rationalism in\u003cbr\u003eestablishing belief-- Either enthusiasm or solemnity may preponderate\u003cbr\u003ein the religious attitude of individuals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLECTURES IV AND V\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE RELIGION OF HEALTHY--MINDEDNESS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHappiness is man's chief concern-- \"Once-born\" and \"twice-born\"\u003cbr\u003echaracters-- Walt Whitman-- Mixed nature of Greek feeling-- Systematic\u003cbr\u003ehealthy-mindedness-- Its reasonableness-- Liberal Christianity shows\u003cbr\u003eit-- Optimism as encouraged by Popular Science-- The \"Mind-cure\"\u003cbr\u003emovement-- Its creed-- Cases-- Its doctrine of evil-- Its analogy to\u003cbr\u003eLutheran theology-- Salvation by relaxation-- Its methods: suggestion--\u003cbr\u003emeditation-- \"recollection\"-- verification-- Diversity of possible\u003cbr\u003eschemes of adaptation to the universe-- APPENDIX: TWO mind-cure cases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLECTURES VI AND VII\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE SICK SOUL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHealthy-mindedness and repentance-- Essential pluralism of the\u003cbr\u003ehealthy-minded philosophy-- Morbid-mindedness: its two degrees--The\u003cbr\u003epain-threshold varies in individuals-- Insecurity of natural goods--\u003cbr\u003eFailure, or vain success of every life-- Pessimism of all pure\u003cbr\u003enaturalism-- Hopelessness of Greek and Roman view-- Pathological\u003cbr\u003eunhappiness-- \"Anhedonia\"-- Querulous melancholy-- Vital zest is a pure\u003cbr\u003egift-- Loss of it makes physical world look different-- Tolstoy--\u003cbr\u003eBunyan-- Alline-- Morbid fear-- Such cases need a supernatural religion\u003cbr\u003efor relief-- Antagonism of healthy-mindedness and morbidness-- The\u003cbr\u003eproblem of evil cannot be escaped.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081112371440,"sku":"2940012184634","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012184634_p0.jpg?v=1763553039","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012184634","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}