Religious experiences 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyA2/A-levelAQA Created by: rosemustardCreated on: 02-04-13 14:12 Numinous Otto- 'Wholly' they can be talked about using everyday language- words used get close to the experience but 'do not pin it down'. 1 of 21 Mystical A sense that you have encountered an ultimate reality in a sense of ONENESS or UNIOUN, with freedom from any sense of 'ego'. 2 of 21 Interpretive A remarkable or beneficial even with no obvious religious characteristics that is attributed to God. 3 of 21 Revelatory Sudden conviction, insite and knowledge. 4 of 21 Regenerative Renewing the persons faith and phycological or spiritual well-being. 5 of 21 Quasi-Sensory Personal, pictorial or symbolic visionary experiences-LIGHT 6 of 21 Mysterium, tremendum et fascinans Mysterium- One ness Tremendum- Over powering Fascinasns- Attraction and desire for more. 7 of 21 WJ- Passive The experience was not worked up or anticipated 8 of 21 WJ-Ineffable It can not be put into words. 9 of 21 WJ-Noetic They seem to communicate great inner knowledge. 10 of 21 WJ-Transient They do not last long and can not be sustained. 11 of 21 Interpretive- Natural Seeing an empty parking space as a act of God or Gods workings through creation- a nice flower. 12 of 21 Interpretive-Personal Encountering God through other people. 13 of 21 Interpretive-Devotional Primary ways to experience God-prayer, worship or reading the scriptures. 14 of 21 Quasi-sensory- Visions Focus on a message of God or to represent God symbolically. 15 of 21 Quasi-Sensory-Auditions 'hearing the voice of God'- this can be a hard concept as some may feel it hard for God to talk directly in words due to his 'lack of a voice box' 16 of 21 Personal Happens to an individual on there own. 17 of 21 Public A group or phenomenon of people experiencing God- can be seen as unlikely and people just get swept up in the moment 18 of 21 Pluralism Certain experiences both within and out of faith seem to contradict one another. 19 of 21 Expectation and interpretation Pre determined concepts of what a religious experience involves. 20 of 21 Selectivity The idea of 'why do some have religious experiences and others do not.' 21 of 21
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