Definitions of Religious Experiences

Flash cards to help revise general definitions of religious experiences

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  • Created on: 24-04-13 19:05
Peter Cole
"Give insight into new existences and God."
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A Hardy
"Show that this world is not the only reality."
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Ninian Smart
"Involve a perception of the invisible world."
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Caroline Davis - 6 Types of Religious Experience
1. Interpretive, 2. Quasi-sensory, 3. Revelatory, 4. Numinous, 5. Mystical, 6. Regenerative
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William James - 4 Characteristics
1. Passive, 2. Ineffable, 3. Noetic, 4. Transient
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Swinburne - 2 Types
1. Private, 2. Public
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Swinburne - Religious Experiences occur through 5 ways
1. Private objects, 2. Public objects, 3. Sensations, 4. No sensations, 5. Mysticism
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Card 2

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"Show that this world is not the only reality."

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A Hardy

Card 3

Front

"Involve a perception of the invisible world."

Back

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Card 4

Front

1. Interpretive, 2. Quasi-sensory, 3. Revelatory, 4. Numinous, 5. Mystical, 6. Regenerative

Back

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Card 5

Front

1. Passive, 2. Ineffable, 3. Noetic, 4. Transient

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