Does Wyoming Really Exist? The Metaphysics of Mystical Experiences (Part 3)

Here is the third installment in my series on the metaphysical foundation for mystical experiences. In this series, I am investigating some of the inherent issues and biases in the current methods of the social scientific study of religion (i.e., the field of “religious studies”). Do you think that mystical experiences are rare aberrations which diverge from “normal” life? Read More …

Book Review – Varieties of Religious Experience

This book is a compilation of the Gifford Lectures which William James delivered at Edinburgh in 1901-02, and it is a seminal text for the philosophy, psychology, and sociology of religion. However, I would like to first say a few words about William James. You might already know his name, or perhaps his brother Henry, Read More …