4.11 Forms Of Religious Experience Flashcards
What is a religious experience?
When people claim to have had some kind of direct encounter with God
What is a conversion?
An occasion of event that causes a person to adopt a belief in God
What is a mystical experience?
An overwhelming awareness of the presence of God leading to feeling of awe and wonder
What is religious ecstasy?
A period of intense religious feeling
What is a vision
A person claims that they see something supernatural and not visible to other people
How do the Charismatic church describe religious ecstasy?
•Slain in the spirit
•Touched by a priest and fall backwards allowing the Holy Spirit to come through their hands
Why do some disagree with religious ecstasy
It doesn’t happen in the bible
What is Pentecostalism?
Form of Christianity that emphasises the work of the Holy Spirit and the direct experience of the presence of God
What do Pentecostal churches believe in?
Baptism in the Holy Spirit which give you prophecy and healing and speaking in tongues
What do different churches believe about the Eucharist?
•Catholic and Orthodox teach transubstantiation
(Conversion of the elements of the Eucharist) where they can become United with Christ
•CoE teaches consubstantiation
•Protestant such as Baptist church believe it is entirely symbolic
What are views on the Sacrament of Penance?
•Catholic- to a priest who provides absolution to forgive the sins
•Non conformist believe you may just pray to god for forgiveness
