Religious experience

by Griffioen, Amber L.

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Full title :Religious experience / Amber L. Griffioen, University of Notre Dame.

Summary

"This Element looks at religious experience and the role it has played in philosophy of religion. It critically explores the history of the intertwined discourses on mysticism and religious experience, before turning to a few specific discussions within contemporary philosophy of religion. One debate concerns the question of perennialism versus constructivism and whether there is a "common core" to all religious or mystical experience independent of interpretation or sociohistorical background. Another central discussion concerns the epistemology of purportedly "theophanic" experience and whether a "perceptual model" of religious experience can provide evidence or justification for theistic belief. The Element concludes with a discussion of how philosophy of religion can productively widen its treatment of religious experience in the service of creating a more inclusive and welcoming discipline"-- Back cover.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2021

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2021

The Physical Object

Description:70 pages ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781108742252, 1108742254
oclc:on1285707354
LC Classification:BR110
Dewey Decimal:204.2

Prologue -- 1. Religious and mystical experience in historical context -- 2. Experience, interpretation, and the question of perennialism -- 3. Religious experience as perception of God: theistic approaches -- 4. Challenges to the perceptual model -- 5. Expanding experience.