One of the leading phenomenologists of our generation here addresses from a variety of perspectives the subject of religious experience -- a subject that is central in any rational understanding of the phenomenon of religion. This collection of insightful essays explores such topics as phenomenology; the place of truth in religion; the problem of evil; the roles of aesthetics, ritual, and symbolism in religion; the personal experience of the divine presence; mysticism; and the possibility of spiritual experience in today's secular world.