Religious Experience and the Knowledge of God: The Evidential Force of Divine Encounters

A respected scholar offers an introduction to the intriguing topic of religious experience and its viability as support for Christian belief.

For many Christians, personal experiences of God provide an important ground or justification for accepting the truth of the gospel. But we are sometimes mistaken about our experiences, and followers of other religions also provide impressive testimonies to support their religious beliefs. This book explores from a philosophical and theological perspective the viability of divine encounters as support for belief in God, arguing that some religious experiences can be accepted as genuine experiences of God and can provide evidence for Christian beliefs.