A psychologist examines mysticism, conversion and faith — bridging science and religion.
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It is with no small amount of trepidation that I take my place behind this desk, and face this learned audience. To us Americans, the experience of receiving instruction from the living voice, as well as from the books, of European scholars, is very familiar…
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- Front Matter — Preface and ContentsContents
- Lecture I: Religion and NeurologyFree
- Lecture II: Circumscription of the TopicFree
- Lecture III: The Reality of the UnseenFree
- Lectures IV and V: The Religion of Healthy-MindednessFree
- Lectures VI and VII: The Sick SoulFree
- Lecture VIII: The Divided Self, and the Process of Its UnificationFree
- Lecture IX: ConversionFree
- Lecture X: Conversion—ConcludedFree
- Lectures XI, XII, and XIII: SaintlinessFree
- Lectures XIV and XV: The Value of SaintlinessFree
- Lectures XVI and XVII: MysticismFree
- Lecture XVIII: PhilosophyFree
- Lecture XIX: Other CharacteristicsFree
- Lecture XX: ConclusionsFree
- PostscriptFree
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