How long does it take to read The Varieties of Religious Experience?
William James, Dr. William James, CrossReach Publications
The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James, Dr. William James, CrossReach Publications takes about 8 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 39 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1817. 472 pages, about 129,800 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 267 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is one of the most remarkable books ever written about religious experience. James captures the reader’s attention with vivid instances of religious experience collected from diverse sources, including classical religious texts, newspaper articles, and clinical studies. In this collection of Gifford lectures given in Scotland in 1901, James analyzes religious experience, using wonderful examples, penetrating psychological analysis, and memorable typologies.
Subjects: Religious Psychology, Religion, Conversion, Experience (Religion), Philosophy and religion, Psychology, religious
