Ebook: William James and a science of religions reexperiencing The varieties of religious experience

"Damned for God's Glory": William James and the scientific vindication of the Protestant culture / David A. Hollinger -- Pragmatism and "an unseen order" in Varieties / Wayne Proudfoot -- The fragmentation of consciousness and The varieties of religious experience: William James's contribution to a theory of religion / Ann Taves -- James's Varieties and the "new" constructivism / Jerome Bruner -- Some inconsistencies in James's Varieties / Richard Rorty -- A pragmatist's progress: the varieties of James's strategies for defending religion / Philip Kitcher.;The ""science of religion"" is an important element in the interpretation of William James's work and in the methodology of the study of religion. An authority on pragmatism and the philosophy of religion, Wayne Proudfoot and a stellar group of contributors from a variety of disciplines including religion, philosophy, psychology, and history, bring innovative perspectives to James's work.