Religious Experience Knowledge Flashcards
What’s the name of Ed Miller’s book on mystical experiences?
‘Questions that matter’
What were the 5 characteristics of a mystical experience and who put them forward?
Ed Miller:
- transcendent
- unitive
- ecstatic
- noetic
- ineffable
What was the name of Teresa of Avila’s book?
‘The inferior castle’
What were the final 4 most significant prayers and who put them forward?
Teresa of Avila:
- the prayer of quiet
- the prayer of simple
- the prayer of spiritual marriage
- the prayer of mystical marriage
What was the name of William James’ book?
‘Varieties of religious experience’
What 4 things did William James describe mystical experiences as being?
- ineffable
- noetic quality
- transient
- passive
What did William James state about mystical experiences being ineffable?
“Cannot be imparted or transferred to others”
What did William James state about mystical experiences having a noetic quality?
“There are illuminations, revelations, full of significance and importance”
What does William James state about mystical experiences being passive?
“As if they were grasped and held by a superior power”
What’s the name of Rudolf Otto’s book?
‘The idea of the holy’
How did Otto describe human feelings after experiencing the numinous?
“Mysterium, tremendum et fascinants”
What’s the name of Caroline Franks Davis’ book?
‘The evidential force of religious experience’
What are Caroline’s 3 challenges?
Description, subject and object related challenge
What are the 2 other additional challenges to religious experience and who are the 2 extra people mentioned?
- religious experiences are subjective
- religious experiences are meaningless
- Sigmund Freud
- David Hume
