Religious Experience Flashcards
Mystical experience
A term for religious experience in which a person has some form of contact with god
Conversion experience
A gradual or sudden experience which causes a person to change their religion, lose their religion, or gain religion.
Intellectual vision
An intellectual vision brings knowledge and a revelation of god
Imaginary vision
Where something that strengthens faith is seen in the minds eye
Corporeal vision
Where the figure is externally present to the recipient
Rudolph Otto
The scholar who coined the term ‘numinous’
Numinous
The feeling of the presence of something greater than yourself
William James
A leading 19th century scholar. Wrote a book called “the varieties of religious experience”
Passive
Where the person is not in control of what happens to them.
Ineffable
An experience that cannot be described in words
Noetic
Where someone relieved new knowledge of information from God.
Transient
An experience that only lasts for a short amount of time. But the effects may be permanent
Volitional
Where the person decides they want to make spiritual changes in their life and do the necessary things to bring it about
Self- Surrender
Involuntary form of conversion. A persons life can change suddenly and significantly.
