Literature Of Belief: Sacred Scripture and Religious Experience

by Neal E. Lambert (Editor)

Sacred Scripture and Religious Experience (Religious Studies Monograph Series

Genres: Lds, Religion, Nonfiction

274 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Brent Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Literature of Belief focuses on sacred literature, some considered holy scripture, and concludes the nature of religious experience by looking at the sacred texts of several of the world's significant religions. This, along with studying the scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, opens the book's writings for comparison and often some reasons for the differences.

William James' definition of religion, "the feelings, acts, and experiences of individual men in their solitude, so far as they apprehend themselves to stand about whatever they may consider the divine," the very center of his definition of religion," is presented at the beginning of the book and was a practical reference point of looking at the various literature gave.

The book contained overviews of the writings of Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, and Latter-Day Saint Scripture.

Literature draws significance, relevance, or profundity out of a story when it understands its more profound implications, reasonings, and causes. This approach made this book especially interesting, and things often that create conflict seemed to have a natural fit or explanation instead.

[James Madsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting collection of essays about Jewish, Christian (including Mormon), Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist sacred scriptures.

[Steve Congdon · Rating 5 out of 5]

fascinating insights into the value of the world's religious writings

[Sally]

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