Special revelation: Visions (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Flashcards
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What is revelation in Christianity?
What is revelation in Christianity?
God making his presence & will known to people
Special revelation
Special revelation
Direct, personal communication from God to individuals/groups
What visions typically involve
What visions typically involve
Supernatural appearances of divine figures like angels/saints
Primary purpose of visions
Primary purpose of visions
Convey messages from God to help understand him better
4 God characteristics revealed by visions
4 God characteristics revealed by visions
Omnipotence, omnibenevolence, immanence, omniscience
How visions strengthen belief: divine contact
How visions strengthen belief: divine contact
God actively reaching out to communicate personally
How visions strengthen belief: spiritual connection
How visions strengthen belief: spiritual connection
Create profound feelings of closeness to the divine
Saul's Damascus road vision
Saul's Damascus road vision
Brilliant, blinding light & heard Jesus' voice
Result of Saul's vision
Result of Saul's vision
Converted to Christianity, became Paul, key missionary
St Bernadette's visions location & year
St Bernadette's visions location & year
Lourdes, France, 1858
What Mary instructed Bernadette to do
What Mary instructed Bernadette to do
Drink from a spring (no water visible at location)
Legacy of Bernadette's spring
Legacy of Bernadette's spring
Still flows today, believed to have healing properties
Sceptic challenge: questioning reality
Sceptic challenge: questioning reality
Visions not genuine but products of human mind
Sceptic challenge: alternative explanations
Sceptic challenge: alternative explanations
Hallucinations, mental illness, vivid dreams, stress responses
Christian response: tangible evidence
Christian response: tangible evidence
Concrete results like healing miracles at Lourdes