AS religious experience

Question 1

What can a vision be defined as?

Answer 1

Something seen other than by ordinary sight which usually conveys a message of some sort.

Question 2

What gives a vision a sensory characteristic?

Answer 2

It has to do with a sense experience, it is where external objects, sounds or figures appear before the recipient.

Question 3

What are the different types of vision?

Answer 3

Sensory or dream based or intellectual.

Question 4

What does it mean if the vision contains an intellectual quality?

Answer 4

The vision brings the recipient a message of inspiration, insight, instruction or even a warning.

Question 5

Can visions contain more than one of the characteristics?

Answer 5

Yes, they are fluid.

Question 6

What are the three ways that sensory visions can be summarised?

Answer 6

• Group visions
• Individual
• Corporeal

Question 7

Give an example of a group sensory vision.

Answer 7

Angel of Mons - Protected the British soldiers from the Kaiser’s troops.

Question 8

What is a corporeal sensory vision?

Answer 8

An object that is external and seems physical in nature but can only be seen by certain people like the appearance of an Angel.

Question 9

Give an example of a dream based religious experience.

Answer 9

The Wise men were warned not to return to Herod.

Question 10

What was St Teresa of Avila’s most famous vision?

Answer 10

An angel holding a spear and at the end of the spear something was on fire and it pierced her heart several times. She was left ‘completely afire with a great love for God’.

Question 11

Give an example of a group conversion in the Bible.

Answer 11

The disciples were gathered in a room and received the Holy Spirit.

Question 12

What happened after the disciples received the HS and why was it important?

Answer 12

Peter addressed the crowds and encouraged them to repent, the crowd responded and many were converted.

Question 13

According to William James, what are the characteristics of a conversion?

Answer 13

• It can be sudden or gradual
• It is often self surrendering or volitional
• It can be passive or active
• Conversions are often transforming

Question 14

What did billy Graham say?

Answer 14

A conversion doesn’t need to be an instant datebale experience.

Question 15

What does it mean to volitional or self surrendering?

Answer 15

Either giving up personal will freely or with resistance and internal battle.

Question 16

How did William James understand conversion?

Answer 16

He saw it in psychological terms rather than a miraculous occurrence. The unifying of the inner self.

Question 17

What are some different types of conversion?

Answer 17

• A conversion can be from no religion to a faith
• It could be from one faith to another faith
• It could be from faith believing to faith trusting

Question 18

Give an example of a conversion from no faith to faith.

Answer 18

Augustine, he became the Bishop if Hippo

Question 19

Give an example of an intellectual conversion.

Answer 19

The author of the Chronicles of Narnia became convinced the Jesus was the Son of God after talking to someone about it.

Question 20

What is mysticism?

Answer 20

A religious experience where union with God or the absolute reality is sought or believed.