![]() ![]() ![]() this is a nearly unredacted transcript of 20 lectures. Edinburgh was one of the capitals of Academia and knowledge and scholarship at the time. ![]() It was rare even unheard of for a American academic to be invited to Europe to lecture. You should know that William James, the brother of Henry James, was an American academic who acquired his education, as different was it was back then, at Harvard and stayed to teach. Puts a whole different spin on the idea of religio It is written for laymen, thus easy to understand, but remains penetrating and brilliant. This is a must listen for anyone interested in religon and man's search for the spritual. What makes James writing so special is that he could take a very complex subject and, without watering it down, make it understandable to 'the rest of us.'" He discussed many essential issues that remain of vital concern today. The importance of James to the psychology of religion - and to psychology more generally - is difficult to overstate. To quote Wikipedia, "James was most interested in understanding personal religious experience. The Varieties of Religious Experience is considered to be the classic work in the field. In the psychology of religion, James' influence endures to this day. He was president of the American Psychological Association and wrote one of the first psychology textbooks. Psychologist and philosopher William James (brother of Henry) is regarded by most psychologists of religion as the founder of the field. ![]()
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