corporate religious experiences

Question 1

what is corporate religious experience?

Answer 1

religious experiences shared by a group

Question 2

criticisms of ‘Toronto blessing’ (3)

Answer 2

• peopel tend to behave different with groups compared to when they are alone e.g., infectious laughter etc.
• may be group hallucination
• behaving hysterically makes no sense; why would a God make people behave in such laughable ways? such a God is not worthy of worship
• some critics suggest dont match with sacred texts & what is revealed about God i.e. contradicts idea that HS doesn’t bring disorder to publich worship (1 cor. 14)

Question 3

example of ‘queen of peace apparition’

Answer 3

6 children reporting the apparition of the queen of peace, which resulted in pilgrims coming to that area - many people said it changed their lives

Question 4

example of ‘Toronto blessing’

Answer 4

the Toronto church blessing - phenomena that occurs is ‘holy laughter’; where people laugh uncontrollably and show estatic behaviours such as wandering like drunks

Question 5

criticisms of ‘queen of peace apparition’ (2)

Answer 5

• suspicion of the pilgrim site as an economic benefit of pilgrims to the poor site seems like an intiative
• may have interpreted ideas incorrectly, hence it affects their lives