From the Latin for 'godlike' what is the traditional word for the academic study of religion and its ministry?
Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion Behold the Spirit: A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion, a book by Alan Watts (1915–1973), was first published in 1947 by John Murray Publishers (London). This book is a reworking of Watts' Episcopal divinity degree thesis. Its importance lies partly in its exposition of Watts' earliest attempt to reconcile traditional Anglican theology with a mystical, Buddhist based approach, but also as a personal expression of the mystical experience. At the time of his appointment as the Episcopal chaplain at Northwestern University in 1944 he was said to
Canadian Society for the Study of Religion Canadian Society for the Study of Religion The Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR) / Société Canadienne pour l'Étude de la Religion (SCÉR) is a Canadian academic society oriented to the scholarly study of religion. It was established in 1965. As described on the CSSR/SCÉR website's "Our Partners" page, this society is affiliated with a number of other Canadian, American and international academic society's focused on the study of religion. Among them, the CSSR/SCÉR maintains close liaison with the Société Québécoise pour L'Étude de la Religion (SQÉR). The society is also a member of the International Association for