Our Experience of God

<p>First published in 1959 <i>Our Experience of God </i>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; belief and mystery; religion and transcendence; history and dogma; material factors in religion; symbolism and tradition; art and religion; religion and morality; and encounter and immediacy to show that the place of philosophy in religion is not to provide proofs for beliefs but to make more explicit for us what is the nature and status of the beliefs we do hold and commend to others. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of religion philosophy and theology. </p>