Religious Experience Psychology and Religion Psychology

Religious Experience Psychology and Religion Psychology

Religious Experience

Religious or mystical experience can be defined in several ways. Paul Tillich defines a religious experience as one that gives ultimate meaning, structure and direction to human experience. Huston Smith defines a religious experience as one that moves the experiencer's feelings, thought, and will, eliciting from the experiencer a centered response from the core of his being.

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See Also:

- Transcript from the Thinking Allowed TV series of Jeffrey Mishlove interviewing Huston Smith.
- Articles on spiritual experience and magnetic signal brain stimulation by one of Michael Persinger's students.
- Full text of the celebrated book by William James, originally published in 1902.
- Interdisciplinary centre based at the University of Wales. Includes details of current and previous research projects, forthcoming events, and an MA course studying religious and spiritual experiences.
- Collection of accounts of experiences. New accounts can be added online.

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