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Category Archives: James
Christian Science new truce with medicine
NY Times reports the church rethinks its opposition to members seeking medical treatment. [F]aced with dwindling membership and blows to their church’s reputation caused by its intransigence concerning medical treatment, even for children with grave illnesses, Christian Science leaders have … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, James, Medicine and Health, Prayer, Religious Belief, Theorists
Tagged Christian Science, healing, Mary Baker Eddy, medical treatment, prayer, William James
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Why church isn’t the same as faith
This isn’t a news flash, but I enjoy seeing issues we discuss in class echoed in the media. Andrew Sullivan posts this quote from Paul Zahl who’s discussing the work of Emil Brunner (d. 1966). A reflection by Brunner’s former … Continue reading
Posted in Books, James, PHIL 525, Religion Blog, Schleiermacher, Theologians, Theorists
Tagged Emil Brunner, Paul Zahl
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Anne Rice’s return
I’ve re-checked out from the library Anne rice’s Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession for probably the third time. This time I’m actually reading the book. I am not a fan of vampires so I “missed out” on the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, James, PHIL 525, Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Schleiermacher, Theorists
Tagged Anne Rice
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Stoicism and emotions
Stoicism is experiencing a resurgence. I’m not sure why, but it is. This interview with Margaret Graver present a look at some misconceptions of stoicism. Here’s a quote from A.A. Long (Classics, UC Berkeley) about Graver’s book, Stoicism and Emotion: … Continue reading
Posted in Books, James, PHIL 525, Philosophers, Religion Blog, Stoicism, Theorists
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Example of a mystical experience
Watch just the first few minutes of this clip until the credits (the whole clip is over 20 minutes). Sounds like a Jamesean mystical experience to me.
Posted in James, Mysticism, Nature, PHIL 525, Religion Blog
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Deism is back
Deism is back. This is a very interesting development. There are political ramifications, I suppose. We know that some have pushed the idea that the America’s “founding fathers” were Christians. And by “Christians” they usually mean people who hold the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith versus Reason, James, PHIL 500, PHIL 525, Religious Pluarlism, Theorists
Tagged deism
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The moody deity
Salon.com has an interview with Robert Wright, author of The Evolution of God. This quote reminded me of James’ discussion of medical materialism. Here the point isn’t so much what is going on medically (!) with God, as taking a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Faith versus Reason, James, PHIL 525, Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Scripture, Theorists
Tagged Robert Wright
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What can I say?
Philosopher Simon Blackburn reviews Karen Armstrong’s book The Case for God. A key question he examines is whether or not we can talk about God or remain silent. Shades of James on mystical experiences, right? There’s even a little Prof. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, James, PHIL 525, Religion Blog, Theorists
Tagged Karen Armstrong, Simon Blackburn
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Sports and Ineffability
We began James’ discussion of Mysticism yesterday. A student emailed me this comment: Do you think Willie Mays is an official Gator now that he an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from SFSU? I thought you would have been … Continue reading
William James and Pragmatism
I encourage you to tune in to Philosophy Talk, a radio show hosted by two really cool Stanford Philosophy professors, John Perry and Ken Taylor. Here’s info about an episode with Prof. John McDermott on Pragmatism.