num_pages: 336
description: In this clear and provocative account of the epistemology of religious experience, William P. Alston argues that the perception of God―his term for direct experiential awareness of God―makes a major contribution to the grounds of religious belief. Surveying the variety of reported direct experiences of God, Alston demonstrates that a person can be justified in holding certain beliefs about God on the basis of mystical experience.
language: English
title: Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience
titlecomplete: Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience
genres: Mysticism, Philosophy, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 67
publisher: Cornell University Press