This book has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on
all devices. The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature is a book by
Harvard University psychologist and philosopher William James. It comprises his edited Gifford
Lectures on natural theology which were delivered at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland
in 1901 and 1902. The lectures concerned the nature of religion and the neglect of science in
the academic study of religion.
