[Revised entry by Robert Roberts and Adam Pelser on November 6, 2026.
Changes to: Main text, Bibliography]
This article discusses several interrelated questions that philosophers, theologians, and psychologists address about religious emotions. Do they have some essence? Is there one emotion-type that warrants the title “religious,” or are there many religious emotion-types? How do religious emotions differ from “ordinary” emotions? Is ’emotion’ the right word for the experiences under consideration? Are religious emotions “cognitive” or “non-cognitive,”…