Religious experience

Question 1

what is a religious experience

Answer 1

a religious experience is a non empirical occurrence and is percieved as supernatural, it gives us awareness of something beyond ourselves
religious experience is derived from factual evidence

Question 2

what is a direct experience

Answer 2

when the person in the experience feels like they are in contact with god

Question 3

types of religious experience

Answer 3

prayer
conversion- the person sees a vision , accompamied by feelings of awe before the power and humility of God
relavatory experiences- where god makes himself known- through a vision or dream
near death experiences - occurs when a person dies and is later resuscitated
mystical experiences - intensley personal, separate from the divine and its intenseness

Question 4

things that lead to religious experiences

Answer 4

music and atmosphere

allows people to experience a shared belief