Orthodoxy and Religious Experience
Life of the Spirit March 1, 1948 Aelred Graham
The author begins by defining terms, noting that 'orthodoxy' is subjective, as Bishop Warburton's quip illustrates. They then question what 'religious experience' means, referencing William James's 'The Varieties of Religious Experience,' a work that collects diverse phenomena labeled as religious experience. The author suggests James's empirical approach, while limited in philosophical generalization, demonstrates the wide variety of experiences placed in this category, leaving open whether they legitimately belong.