Philosophy

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Mystical experience

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Religious exp. - some form of contact with a divine being (God)

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Conversion experience

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A gradual/sudden experience leading a person to change their religion, lose their religion or take on a religion

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Intellectual vision

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Vision that brings knowledge/understanding e.g. revelation from God

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Imaginary vision

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Vision that strengthens the faith- seen with the minds eye

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Corporeal vision

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Figure is externally present to the recipient

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Rudolph Otto

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German scholar who coined the term ‘numinous’

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Numinous

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The feeling of the presence of something greater than yourself

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William James

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Leading philosopher of 19th century - wrote ‘The varieties of religious experience’

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Passive

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Experience from God where the person is not in control

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Ineffable

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Indescribable experience- unable to put into words

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Noetic

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Experience where someone receives new knowledge/information from God

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Transient

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Short term experience though may have life-lasting effects

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Volitional (gradual)

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Where a person decides to make spiritual changes in their life and do things necessary to bring this about

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Self-surrender (sudden)

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Involuntary form of conversion- persons life can change suddenly and significantly

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Reason

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Logical, analytical, a priori

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Experience

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Empirical, synthetic, a posteriori

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Revelation

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Authoritative, noetic, divine

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Moses’ religious experience

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God spoke to him through a burning bush and ordering him to free the Israelites

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William James

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Philosopher and psychologist- recorded numerous accounts of religious experience- wrote ‘The varieties of religious experience’