Religious Experience

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  • Created on: 09-06-17 09:13
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  • Religious Experience
    • Types
      • Visions
      • Conversions
        • A process
          • James said that in each person there is a normal evolution of character which chiefly consists in the straightening out and unifying the inner self, while this is taking place there tends to be unhappiness.
        • Gradual or sudden
          • A radical life changing experience that a person has had (e.g. a direct religious experience) However, in some cases James suggests that there might have been prior sub-conscious development.
        • Self-divided (two types)
          • 'sick souls' is the idea that a person is believed to have a 'spiritual' and 'natural' life and had to lose one before they can gain the other.
      • Corporate
        • Toronto Blessing (1994)
      • Individual
    • Outcomes of a religious experience
      • Changing, usually for the better
      • Positive outlook on religious experiences
      • Strengthening of faith
    • William James
      • Wrote the best known book about religious experience of the 20th century.
      • Aimed to be as objective as possible.
      • Analysed individual experiences in order to make observations about them and drew insights from them as a whole.
      • Said there was not one single feature that defined religious experience, however there were FOUR qualities.
        • Transient
        • Passive
        • Ineffable
        • Noetic

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