KW Religious Experience

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Direct religious experience
Refer to events where God reveals her/himself directly to the person having the experience. The religious experience is not chosen or willed by the person; the person experiences or observes God in some way.
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Ineffable
Used to refer to experiences which it is beyond human powers and abilities to fully describe and communicate.
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Indirect religious experiences
Experiences, thoughts or feelings about God that are prompted by events in daily life, for example observing the stars in the sky and having thoughts about the greatness of God the Creator.
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Vision
An event in which God, or something about God, is seen or observed. Visions are usually divided into three types: corporeal, intellectual and imaginative.
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Mystical experiences
Used in many ways by writers on religious experience. It's used to refer to religious experiences where God is revealed directly & the person having the experience is passive. James identified 4 characteristics: noetic, passive, transient, ineffable.
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Noetic
Refers to something which gives knowledge, such as a revelation from God in which God reveals something.
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Authority
The person who has the religious experience has some new insight or knowledge about the world and God's relationship with the world. This gives them authority. Mnay authors argue that the authority is limited to the individual who has the experience.
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Pragmatism
Originated in the late 19th century, but now has a number of meanings. Pragmatism is an approach to political decision-making that focuses on getting results. Philosophy-the meaning of a concept is derived from looking at the consequences of the idea
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Transience
Refers to the fact that religious experiences are experiences which are temporary. The experiences do not last forever.
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Passive
Describes the common state of a person who has a religious experience. Often people do not seek out or will religious experiences, instead the experience happens to them - they are passive.
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Used to refer to experiences which it is beyond human powers and abilities to fully describe and communicate.

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Ineffable

Card 3

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Experiences, thoughts or feelings about God that are prompted by events in daily life, for example observing the stars in the sky and having thoughts about the greatness of God the Creator.

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Card 4

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An event in which God, or something about God, is seen or observed. Visions are usually divided into three types: corporeal, intellectual and imaginative.

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Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

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Used in many ways by writers on religious experience. It's used to refer to religious experiences where God is revealed directly & the person having the experience is passive. James identified 4 characteristics: noetic, passive, transient, ineffable.

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