Religious experience

Question 1

1 define a vision

Answer 1

Person sees an object sound or figure that is not part of normal reality but the person believes they have a religious origin

Question 2

1 what are the four general types of vision

Answer 2

Sensory visions: group- Toronto blessing
SV individual dream based: Joesph about Mary
SV individual corporeal: physical body seen in real world by 1 person eg Jesus’ birth Shepard angels
SV intellectual: wise men warned not to return to King Herod

Question 3

2 what is a conversional experience

Answer 3

Experience that alters a persons view of the world in a religious sense

Question 4

2 Different types of conversional experiences

Answer 4

Atheist to faith, faith to faith, inner self, deepening of faith, moral

Question 5

3 what is a mystical experience

Answer 5

Religious experience that is about the feelling are union with God

Question 6

3 what are the types of mystical experiences

Answer 6

Unitive: becoming one with God
Transcendent: Beyond the realms of every day experiences
Ecstatic: gives the feeling of powerful joy

Question 7

4 RE of prayer?

Answer 7

Do you activity of speaking to God. Teresa of Avila