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Religious Experiences - Philosophy A2
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- 1William James' four traits of religious experiencesIneffable: beyond description
Noetic: recieves knowledge of God that would be otherwise unattainable
Passive: person isn't in control of the experience
Transient: isn't permanent - 2Types of Religious ExperienceConversion: 'complete adoption of beliefs specific to one denomination'
Regenerative: revelatory - sudden, short-lived, strong conviction, most frequent
Quasi-sensory: physical sensation - tangible
Revelatory: an encounter with God, can be direct or indirect - 3Direct and indirect experiencesDirect: where a person encounters God in a direct way - e.g. Otto's numinous experiences
Indirect: thoughts or feelings that are prompted by events in daily life, e.g. looking at the stars and thinking about God's greatness - 4Corporate Religious ExperiencesPublic events, can happen to individual or entire group; e.g. Toronto Blessing
Could be experiencing God's presence or witnessing something that defies law of nature - 5Mystical ExperiencesUnique - no-one can truly relate; being transported to higher plane of thinking; feeling awe-inspired and otherworldly
Teasdall: 'a direct, immediate experience of ultimate reality'
Example: Teresa of Avila - 6Vision ExperiencesOne in which God/the divine is seen or observed; information may be revealed, so dreams are described by theologians as noetic/revelatory
Can happen while awake or in a dream
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