Likely,temporal and finite because he interacts with us in time, does not have to be a single entity but could be a collection of god-like selves
Transcendent and infinite
7. What does Otto describe God as?
The wholly other, beyond comprehension or aprehension
The Father
Omnibenevolent , omnipotent and omniscient
8. What does Otto say recognises the numinous?
A special faculty in our minds that recognises the holy .
The soul
The heart
9. What is a key feature of intellectual visions?
There is no image . They are mystical visions and those who experience these claim to see things as they really are.
They are a form of empirical religious experience.
The experiencer has no power to direct te experience, a sign it comes from God.
10. What does numinous mean ?
It is an adjective meaning 'relating to the power (or presence) of a deity'
Meaning relating to angels
A full comprehension of the Bible
11. What is the difference between imaginative and corporeal visions?
In imaginative visions the experiencer has no power to direct the experience but in corporeal visions they can interact with what is seen and heard to some extent
In corporeal visions the experiencer has no power to direct the experience but in imaginative ones they can to a certain extent
12. What is an example of an imaginative vision?
Berndadette Soubirous at Lourdes
Josephs's dream (Matthew 2:13-15)
St Teresa of Avila
13. What kind of vision did Bernadette Soubirous have at Lourdes and why is it classed as this type ?
Intellectual because it was mystical and she could not describe it using ordinary langauge
Corporeal because she saw the physical body of Mary which was accompanied by voices and by visions of light
Imaginative because she had no power to direct the vision
14. Though statistics vary , around how many people will have a religious experience in their lifetime?
