1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460537103321

Autore

James William

Titolo

The Varieties of Religious Experience [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newburyport, : Philosophical Library/Open Road, 2015

ISBN

1-4976-6568-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (760 p.)

Disciplina

291.4

291.42

Soggetti

Conversion

Philosophy and religion

Psychology, Religious

Religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Preface.; 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.; Appendix; 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.Postscript.; Copyright

Sommario/riassunto

Harvard philosopher William James's compiled lectures on religion, considered to be among the most brilliant studies of mankind's relation to the divine William James's Varieties of Religious Experience brings together twenty lectures on the nature of religion, delivered at the University of Edinburgh between 1901 and 1902. Renowned at the time for their practical and even-handed approach to the human experience of religion, the lectures form a sympathetic and analytical portrait not of the church, but of the personalized experiences of religious life. James examines the words of writers and p



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910826476903321

Autore

Liu Eric

Titolo

Imagination first : unlocking the power of possibility / / Eric Liu and Scott Noppe-Brandon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2009

ISBN

0-470-60022-5

1-282-31708-3

9786612317088

1-118-26945-4

0-470-60020-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Collana

THEi Wiley ebooks

Altri autori (Persone)

Noppe-BrandonScott

Disciplina

153.3

370.157

Soggetti

Imagination

Creative thinking

Originality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Imagination First: Unlocking the Power of Possibility; Contents; Acknowledgments; Lincoln Center Institute; The Authors; Part One: The Premise; Part Two: The Practices; Part Three: The Purposes; For Further Exploration; Index

Sommario/riassunto

When imagination becomes habit, it can transform your work and your life The best corporations know that innovative thinking is the only competitive advantage that cannot be outsourced. The best schools are those that create cultures of imagination. Now in paperback, Imagination First introduces a wide-variety of individuals who make a habit of imaginative thinking and creative action, offering a set of universal practices that anyone can use to transform their life at work, home, and play. These 28.5 practices will enable anyone to become more imaginative and to teach others to do so