1st Edition

Our Experience of God

By H. D. Lewis Copyright 1959
298 Pages
by Routledge

298 Pages
by Routledge

298 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1959, Our Experience of God examines the relationship between philosophy and religion. The author argues that, we cannot construct a religion for ourselves out of merely philosophical elements, and that the attempt to provide some philosophical or similar substitute for religion, as it normally presents itself, is misconceived. It brings themes like religion and belief;... Read more

Preface 1. Religion and Belief 2. Belief and Mystery 3. Religion and Transcendence 4. Religion and Idolatry 5. Religious Experience 6. Patterns of Experience 7. Experience and Images 8. History and Dogma 9. Abuses of Dogma 10. Material Factors in Religion 11. Instruments of Worship 12. Symbolism and Tradition 13. Art and Religion 14. Religion and the Preternatural 15. Religion and the Preternatural (continued) 16. Miracle and Prayer 17. Petitionary Prayer 18. Religion and Morality 19. Encounter and Immediacy Index

Biography

H. D. Lewis