Title

Dreams and revelations: A critical look at Kelsey.

Authors

Dreisbach, Christopher

Abstract

After a seven-century lull in Christian scholarship about dreams, the mid-Twentieth Century saw the beginning of a growing effort to convince Christians dreams are a significant means of communication with God. This essay summarizes and criticizes Morton Kelsey's central argument concerning the Christian significance of dreams in his God, dreams, and revelation (1991). Kelsey's is a thoughtful version of the argument common to his colleagues. As such, it displays both the strengths and the weaknesses of the general position. It correctly reminds Christians of dreams' significance in their past. But if Kelsey means to offer a fully supported logical argument, that argument is not clear and even the most sympathetic restatement of it leaves it unsound. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)

Subjects

Christians; Dreaming; Religious Beliefs; Communication; God Concepts

Publication

Dreaming, 2008, Vol 18, Issue 4, p257

ISSN

1053-0797

Publication type

Journal

DOI

10.1037/a0013141