How Long to Read The Life of the Spirit

How Long Does it Take to Read The Life of the Spirit?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read The Life of the Spirit by Evelyn Underhill

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In untechnical language, the author indicates the characteristic experiences which are fundamental to the spiritual life in all great religions and the way in which these express themselves in the modern world-view of history, modern psychological inquiry, institutional religion, education, and the personal and social life of today. "This book has been called "The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day" in order to emphasize as much as possible the practical, here-and-now nature of its subject; and specially to combat the idea that the spiritual life--or the mystic life, as its more intense manifestations are sometimes called--is to be regarded as primarily a matter of history. It is not. It is a matter of biology. Though we cannot disregard history in our study of it, that history will only be valuable to us in so far as we keep tight hold on its direct connection with the present, its immediate bearing on our own lives: and this we shall do only in so far as we realize the unity of all the higher experiences of the race. In fact, were I called upon to choose a motto which should express the central notion of these chapters, that motto would be--"There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit." This declaration I would interpret in the widest possible sense; as suggesting the underlying harmony and single inspiration of all man's various and apparently conflicting expressions of his instinct for fullness of life. For we shall not be able to make order, in any hopeful sense, of the tangle of material which is before us, until we have subdued it to this ruling thought: seen one transcendent Object towards which all our twisting pathways run, and one impulsion pressing us towards it." CONTENTS PREFACE Chapter I THE CHARACTERS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE Chapter II HISTORY AND THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT Chapter III PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT: (I) THE ANALYSIS OF MIND Chapter IV PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT: (II) CONTEMPLATION AND SUGGESTION Chapter V INSTITUTIONAL RELIGION AND THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT Chapter VI THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT IN THE INDIVIDUAL Chapter VII THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT AND EDUCATION Chapter VIII THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT AND THE SOCIAL ORDER PRINCIPAL WORKS USED AND CITED

How long is The Life of the Spirit?

The Life of the Spirit by Evelyn Underhill is 262 pages long, and a total of 66,024 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Life of the Spirit Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read The Life of the Spirit aloud.

What Reading Level is The Life of the Spirit?

The Life of the Spirit is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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