intro to religious experiences Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
what is a religious experience known as?
A
non-empirical occurrence
2
Q
what does non-empirical occurrence mean?
A
experience that is not linked to one of your five senses
3
Q
what is meant when a religious experience is called a ‘mental event’?
A
can draw someone closer to God or have a deeper knowledge of God
4
Q
what does a genuine experience mean?
A
we can’t say a person has made up a religious experience they claim to have had
aren’t able to say whether it is from the divine or not
5
Q
what are the 3 kinds if religious experience?
A
visions
numinous experiences
mystical experiences
