religious experience

Question 1

what is a mystical experience

Answer 1

used to describe experience of direct contract on oneness with God or ultimate reality

Question 2

what is a conversion experience

Answer 2

used to describe an experience that leads to adoption of a new religious belief that differs from a previously had belief

Question 3

what is a vision

Answer 3

experience of God or another figure appearing with a message

Question 4

what are voices

Answer 4

hearing God or another figure or having a conversation

Question 5

what is prayer

Answer 5

experience of communicating with God or higher power through prayer

Question 6

what are the three types of visions

Answer 6

1.sensory
2.intellectual
3.internal.dream

Question 7

what is a sensory vision

Answer 7

a sense-object appears before recipient, unmistakable vision

Question 8

what is an intellectual vision

Answer 8

insight, message, inspiration

Question 9

what is an internal vision

Answer 9

a part of a dream. a journey or narrative. symbolic

Question 10

what are rambo’s 7 signs of conversion

Answer 10

1. context
2. crisis
3. quest
4. encounter
5. interaction
6. commitment
7. consequence

Question 11

how does william james describe conversion

Answer 11

1.sudden
2.gradual
3.volitional
4.self surrendering
5.passive
6.active
7.unifies inner self

Question 12

what does volitional mean

Answer 12

seeking it out on tour own accord

Question 13

what does self surrendering mean

Answer 13

the spirit comes to you

Question 14

what were ed millers features of mystical experience

Answer 14

transcendent
ineffable
noetic
ecstatic
unitive

Question 15

what are the features of a transcendent experience

Answer 15

not localisable in space or time

Question 16

what are the features of an ineffable experience

Answer 16

not expressible in language

Question 17

what are the features of a noetic experience

Answer 17

conveying illumination and truth

Question 18

what are the features of an ecstatic experience

Answer 18

filling the soul with bliss and peace

Question 19

what are the features of a unitive experience

Answer 19

uniting the soul with reality

Question 20

what is example number one of a transcendent experience

Answer 20

sufism- mystical group in islam who focus on divine union through mediation, dance and mystic practises

Question 21

how does sufism support transcendent experience

Answer 21

rumi- 13th century Persian poet. believed that all individuals yearning is caused by a separation that we feel Allah is in heaven and with man but also separated from humans(tawhid). Sema(sacred dance) allows sufis to ascent to allah

Question 22

what is an example of an ecstatic experience

Answer 22

st theresa of avila

Question 23

example of unitive mystical experiences

Answer 23

st bernard of clairvaux

Question 24

what is the acronym for remembering ed miller’s categorisation for mystical experiences

Answer 24

TUNIC

Question 24

who was st theresa of avila

Answer 24

roman catholic mystic who had several mystical experiences at a time when the RC church was facing scrutiny

Question 25

what is the garden analogy

Answer 25

there are four stages of mystical prayer like there are four ways to water a garden: -watering with a bucket is hard work and not complete unity -watering wheel and the stream and brook take less effort but there is high connection -the rain is full unity with the divine

Question 26

explain the interior castle and the seven mansions

Answer 26

1. start to seek God but distracted 2. practise of daily prayer 3. exemplary life, diversion to sin 4. prayer of quiet 5. preparation for God, period of darkness 6. revelation 7. united marriage

Question 27

what were william james' categories of mystical experience

Answer 27

passive ineffable noetic transient

Question 28

what does ineffable mean

Answer 28

cannot be explained

Question 29

noetic

Answer 29

knowledge not had by others

Question 30

what does transient mean

Answer 30

not long sustained

Question 31

what quote can we use by william james to describe mystical experiences

Answer 31

' by their fruits you shall know them, not by their roots '

Question 32

what were the two principles that richard swineburne created regarding religious experience

Answer 32

1. principle of credibility 2. principle of testimony

Question 33

what is the principle of credibility

Answer 33

except in special circumstances, what our senses tell us is reliable and trustworthy

Question 34

what is the principle of testimony

Answer 34

except in special circumstances, we should believe what others say about their experiences

Question 35

what is caroline frank davis' description related challenge to challenge mystical experiences

Answer 35

there is no proof that the description of the experience is valid and consistence with everyday life

Question 36

what is a challenge to caroline frank davis' description related challenge

Answer 36

- mystical experiences were not supposed to be like everyday life -how can all witnesses be unreliable

Question 37

what is caroline frank davis' subject related challenge to challenge mystical experiences

Answer 37

the subject is under suspicion and could be unreliable, deluded or mentally ill

Question 38

what is caroline frank davis' object related challenge to challenge mystical experiences

Answer 38

the object(God), there is a larger likelihood of encountering a green alien or flying antelope than seeing God

Question 39

what is a challenge to caroline frank davis' subject related challenge

Answer 39

comparing a green alien or flying antelope to God is not compatible

Question 40

what is a numinous experience

Answer 40

a non rational experience of awe and wonder, relates to the presence of supernatural ultimate reality

Question 41

who presented the principle of awe and wonder

Answer 41

rudolf otto

Question 42

according to rudolf otto what are humans all inclined to feel

Answer 42

awe and wonder, all humans are inclined to feel this way and this is recognised as sacred and holy

Question 43

what is sui generis

Answer 43

irreducible and base level of experience

Question 44

what is mysterium tremendum et fasinans

Answer 44

fearful and fascinating mystery

Question 45

what does msyterium mean

Answer 45

a mystery, a wholly other. not an ordinary experience in life

Question 46

what does tremendum mean

Answer 46

provokes fear and awe. overruling power

Question 47

what does fascinans mean

Answer 47

fascinating