![]() ![]() Sharing this context and centering their critical wares on one book, the essayists also have a central concern, namely, evaluation of James's claim to be engaged in a science of religions. 3Â-4), a contextualizing point that many psychologists, religious studies scholars, and philosophers overlook in specialized James scholarship within those respective fields. the relation between science and religion" (pp. ![]() The essayists are all predisposed to emphasize James's "lifelong project to. The contributions can be read individually for their sharp insights from prominent scholars in history, religious studies, psychology, and philosophy, or together for their combined attention to James as a precursor to contemporary secular concerns about the truth of religion. ![]() The essays are the result of a colloquium held during the centennial of the book's publication at Columbia University's Center for the Study of Science and Religion and sponsored by the Templeton Foundation. This is a brief and tightly focused anthology of six essays by stellar scholars from many fields, with each one adding slices of distinct and sophisticated insights about James's 1902 pioneering psychological study of religion. William James and a Science of Religions: Reexperiencing The Varieties of Religious Experience New York: Columbia University Press, 2004. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: ![]()
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