Foreword
Preface
PART ONE. Introduction: William James and the Reality of the Unseen
Historical and Biographical Perspective
William James between the Worlds of Religion and Science
Religious and Other Abnormal Experiences
The Gifford Lectures
Beyond Edinburgh
PART TWO. The Document: The Varieties of Religious Experience
Lecture I: Religion and Neurology
Lecture II: Circumscription of the Topic
Lecture III: The Reality of the Unseen
Lectures IV and V: The Religion of Healthy Mindedness
Lectures VI and VII: The Sick Soul
Lecture VIII: The Divided Self, and the Process of its Unification
Lecture IX: Conversion
Lecture X: Conversion – Concluded
Lectures XI, XII, and XIII: Saintliness
Lectures XIV and XV: The Value of Saintliness
Lectures XVI and XVII: Mysticism
Lecture XVIII: Philosophy
Lecture XIX: Other Characteristics
Lecture XX: Conclusions
APPENDIXES
A William James Chronology (1842-1910)
Questions for Consideration
Selected Bibliography
Index