Perceiving God
The Epistemology of Religious Experience
Published on 24. January 2014
336 pages
978-0-8014-7124-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this clear and provocative account of the epistemology of religious experience, William P. Alston argues that the perception of God-his term for direct experiential awareness of God-makes a major contribution to the grounds of religious belief. Surveying the variety of reported direct experiences of God, Alston demonstrates that a person can be justified in holding certain beliefs about God on the basis of mystical experience.
Reviews / Votes
The elegant and comprehensive argument in this book is the definitive version of a position Alston has been developing over the past decade. It is arguably the most important investigation of the epistemology of mysticism from a sophisticated analytical-pragmatic perspective since James's Varieties.(Theological Studies)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ithaca
United States
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Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-0-8014-7124-7 (9780801471247)
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William P. Alston
