Wayne Proudfoot is Professor of Religion at Columbia University.

• Preface Introduction 1. EXPRESSION The Priority of the Affective Mode: Schleiermacher's On Religion The Feeling of Absolute Dependence: The Christian Faith Religious Language as Expression Expression and Thought 2. INTERPRETATION The Hermeneutic Tradition The Pragmatic Tradition Understanding and Explanation 3. EMOTION Hume and the Traditional Theory Aristotle on Emotion A Philosophical Critique of the Traditional View A Psychological Critique of the Traditional View A Classic Conversion Experience Attribution of Causes 4. MYSTICISM The Search for a Mystical Core Ineffability Noetic Quality Anomaly and Authority 5. EXPLICATION The "Sense" of James's Varieties Sensible Authority Religious Experience 6. EXPLANATION The Problem Descriptive and Explanatory Reduction Protective Strategies Force Explaining Religious Experience Conclusion Notes References

Wayne Proudfoot is Professor of Religion at Columbia University.

• Preface Introduction 1. EXPRESSION The Priority of the Affective Mode: Schleiermacher's On Religion The Feeling of Absolute Dependence: The Christian Faith Religious Language as Expression Expression and Thought 2. INTERPRETATION The Hermeneutic Tradition The Pragmatic Tradition Understanding and Explanation 3. EMOTION Hume and the Traditional Theory Aristotle on Emotion A Philosophical Critique of the Traditional View A Psychological Critique of the Traditional View A Classic Conversion Experience Attribution of Causes 4. MYSTICISM The Search for a Mystical Core Ineffability Noetic Quality Anomaly and Authority 5. EXPLICATION The "Sense" of James's Varieties Sensible Authority Religious Experience 6. EXPLANATION The Problem Descriptive and Explanatory Reduction Protective Strategies Force Explaining Religious Experience Conclusion Notes References

Wayne Proudfoot is Professor of Religion at Columbia University.

• Preface Introduction 1. EXPRESSION The Priority of the Affective Mode: Schleiermacher's On Religion The Feeling of Absolute Dependence: The Christian Faith Religious Language as Expression Expression and Thought 2. INTERPRETATION The Hermeneutic Tradition The Pragmatic Tradition Understanding and Explanation 3. EMOTION Hume and the Traditional Theory Aristotle on Emotion A Philosophical Critique of the Traditional View A Psychological Critique of the Traditional View A Classic Conversion Experience Attribution of Causes 4. MYSTICISM The Search for a Mystical Core Ineffability Noetic Quality Anomaly and Authority 5. EXPLICATION The "Sense" of James's Varieties Sensible Authority Religious Experience 6. EXPLANATION The Problem Descriptive and Explanatory Reduction Protective Strategies Force Explaining Religious Experience Conclusion Notes References