Introduction to the Special Issue “Religious and Spiritual Experiences”
Religions April 29, 2021 DOI: 10.3390/rel12050307 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | N/a |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | Argues that the value of religious and mystical experiences should be judged by their practical fruits in an individual's life rather than by their doctrinal or metaphysical origins. |
Abstract
William James’s seminal book, The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902/2012), describes the phenomenology and ‘fruits’ (James 2012, p [...]