Religious Experience, The: Classical Philosophical and Social Theories

by Irving M. Zeitlin

For courses in the Sociology, Philosophy, and Psychology of Religion in the departments of Sociology and Religious Studies; also appropriate as a supplemental text in Seminaries and Schools of Theology. Providing a full exposition of the classical philosophical and social theories of religion, this text covers the major thinkers from the time of the 18th century Enlightenment through the 20th century. It discusses virtually all classical works, providing chapters on each participant in historical order, so that students can learn how insight developed through time.

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2003

Reviews

[Carlos · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although I certainly found this book informative and interesting, I couldn’t help but feel that it tried to cover too much ground. It showed a lot of different views and analysis of religion but without dwelling on them for any decent period of time. I feel that this book would certainly benefit from dropping some of the less important names and expanding on those with interesting ideas.