December 31, 1982
Philip C. Almond
68 citations
Sinceits founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism,...
Psychological Reports
June 1, 1982
E W Mathes
Measures of tendency to have mystical experiences, romantic love, and hypnotic susceptibility were positively intercorrelated suggesting that they all involve the ability to suspend contact with objective reality.
Scottish Journal of Theology
December 1, 1979
Jürgen Moltmann
3 citations
Mystical Theology aims to be a ‘wisdom of experience’, not a ‘wisdom of doctrine’. 1 It is not as theology that it is mystical, but in the fact that it brings mystical experience to expression in words. Mystical experience, however, cannot be communicated in doctrinal propositions. So the ‘theology of mystical experience’ always tells only of the way, the journey, the transition to that...
Psychological Reports
October 1, 1973
R W Hood
The relationship between reported religious experience and hypnotic susceptibility was investigated in an initial sample of 96 Ss. The correlation between a measure of reported religious experience and the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility was .36 based upon 81 Ss who completed both measures.
American Journal of Psychiatry
March 1, 1973
Paul Horton
Three suicidal adolescents suffering from schizophrenic reactions developed the ability to conjure up a mystical consciousness. Directly experiencing this "oceanic" state (or just its memory) provided the patients with a reliably soothing safeguard against their overwhelming loneliness and possible suicide. Recognition by the psychiatrist of the mystical state as a transitional phenomenon...
JAMA
July 12, 1965
Donald E. Widmann
37 citations
The medical community was alarmed recently by the uncontrolled and somewhat-promiscuous use of "hallucinogens" in one of our major cities. The lay press contained many accounts suggesting the various hallucinogenic properties, but emphasized that the drugs seemed to provide the user with something of a mystic experience— what has been called "instant Zen." InThe Beyond Withinthe author places...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
November 1, 2026
Marius Popescu
preprint
The theological work of St. Symeon the New Theologian, long marginalized by ”official” academic theology and preserved mainly within monastic circles, has in recent decades become the subject of growing scholarly interest. This article examines the originality of St. Symeon’s theology—rooted firmly in Scripture and Patristic Tradition, yet distinguished by the central place it gives to the...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
October 28, 2026
Maria Åkesson, Pehr Granqvist, Robert Johansson et al.
BackgroundPsychedelic retreats are increasingly used to promote wellbeing outside clinical settings, yet the psychological processes associated with sustained improvements in wellbeing remain poorly understood. From a public mental health perspective, identifying mechanisms that support positive mental health beyond symptom reduction is of growing importance.MethodsThis naturalistic...
Journal of Psychedelic Studies
October 27, 2026
Wenjia Zhang, Fuyao Zhang
Abstract: Psychedelic tourism is frequently described by participants as “life-changing.” Existing explanations emphasize mystical-type experiences, identity shift, and changes in metaphysical belief, and each identifies an important mediator. What remains missing is a process framework that distinguishes the temporal functions of the contextual factors bundled within set-and-setting accounts....
The Oxford Handbook of Christian Homiletics
October 23, 2026
E Trey Clark
Abstract: Contemplative preaching has been practiced throughout the history of the Christian church in various ways, yet the theorization of it is relatively new. This chapter explores contemplative preaching in historical and theological perspective. First, a survey of scholarly attempts to define contemplative preaching is offered. Building on the work of others, the author proposes the...