The nature and influence of religious experience (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Mystical experience
Mystical experience
Experience of something beyond normal awareness
James' philosophical approach
James' philosophical approach
Pragmatist - truth determined by practical effects and consequences
James' test of religious experience
James' test of religious experience
Long-term change in a person
PINT acronym (James' criteria)
PINT acronym (James' criteria)
Passive, Ineffable, Noetic, Transient
Most identifiable characteristic of mystical experience (James)
Most identifiable characteristic of mystical experience (James)
Ineffable - difficult to put into words
Noetic quality of religious experience
Noetic quality of religious experience
Provides direct knowledge of God
Duration Guru Nanak was underwater
Duration Guru Nanak was underwater
3 days
Guru Nanak's description of God in Mool Mantra
Guru Nanak's description of God in Mool Mantra
He is without hate
Physical evidence found after St Teresa's death
Physical evidence found after St Teresa's death
Her heart bore a scar
Aquinas' description of his writings post-vision
Aquinas' description of his writings post-vision
Like straw
Conversion experience
Conversion experience
Abandons old life, adopts new based on inner experience from God
Volitional experience
Volitional experience
Gradually develops beliefs via exposure & reflection
Self-surrender experience
Self-surrender experience
Sudden, involuntary conviction of the divine
Starbuck's age range for conversions
Starbuck's age range for conversions
15-24 year olds
Voice Saul heard on road to Damascus
Voice Saul heard on road to Damascus
Saul, why do you persecute me?