# Henry Alline — The Varieties of Religious Experience character guide

> Henry Alline in The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Henry Alline, Alline, the Rev. Mr. Henry Alline, Young Mr. Alline

**First appearance:** 0012-lecture-ix-conversion

## Who they are

Evangelist whose conversion and inner struggles are detailed.

## In the story

### [Lecture VIII: The Divided Self, and the Process of Its Unification](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_varieties_of_religious_experience_se/chapters/lecture-viii-the-divided-self-and-the-process-of-its-unification)

Evangelist whose autobiography illustrates the struggle with inner discord and eventual unification.

### [Lecture X: Conversion—Concluded](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_varieties_of_religious_experience_se/chapters/lecture-x-conversion-concluded)

Provided a detailed personal account of his sudden conversion experience in 1775.

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