This study investigates whether religious experiences possess the logical capacity to serve as valid evidence for the truth of religious beliefs. Caroline Franks Davis, a scholar of philosophy and religion, synthesizes classic theological texts with contemporary psychological and sociological research to construct a framework for evaluating subjective experience. She addresses the skeptical challenges posed against religious claims by examining how humans interpret sensory and non-sensory data as evidence for external realities.

Scholars and students of philosophy of religion frequently cite this work as a rigorous, balanced examination of the epistemological status of religious experience. The text is noted for its academic density and its ability to bridge the gap between theological inquiry and empirical social science.