In William James' final lecture in his pragmatism series, he explores it's relationship to religious beliefs. For James, pragmatism tends to favor a melioristic perspective when it comes to religion. This means that one neither denies or dogmatically affirms their religion, but rather sees it as a possibility subject to the conditions before us.
Although this perspective is a bit more reserved when it comes to religious faith, James acknowledges that strong absolutist religious beliefs have major pragmatic value. When we feel hurt or defeated by this world or by life, religion can come in to comfort us when we need it the most. Ultimately, one's situation may greatly impact what kind of religious belief pragmatically works for them, if any.
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