The Influence of Religious Experience on Religious Practice and Faith

Flashcards created to review key concepts related to the influence of religious experience on faith and practice, including definitions and significant figures in religious thought.

A religious experience usually induces in the person concerned a conviction that __ is not the whole of reality.

the everyday world

Alister Hardy set up the Religious Experience Research Unit in __ to examine the extent and nature of religious experiences.

Oxford

In many religions, faith can be considered a mixture of __, trust, and belief in statements and propositions.

an action of the will

__ view the Christian faith as rational because it can be supported by observation and reason, but divine revelation is also required.

Aquinas

The concept of __ experiences encompasses rituals, ceremonies, and actions of daily life, all of which can trigger further experiences.

religious

During Ramadan, Muslims celebrate the revelation of the __.

Quran

The experience of the disciples of the resurrected Jesus affirms beliefs about __ after death.

life

Hume defined a miracle as a __ of natural law.

violation

According to Aquinas, a miracle must have a defined cause and must be beyond the power of any __ being.

created

Holland’s approach argues that a miracle is often interpreted as a __ event rather than a breaking of natural law.

remarkable and beneficial coincidence

Swinburne suggests that a miracle is an occurrence of a non-repeatable counter-instance against the __ of nature.

law

In Christianity, the revelation through the appearance of angels to and is rooted in the doctrine of the incarnation.

Mary; Joseph

The __ of religious experiences can serve to strengthen already existing faith.

significance

Many believers claim that only the true religion has __ miracles, while others may have false ones.

true

Miracles at Lourdes, such as the case of Danila Castelli, often remain __ according to current scientific knowledge.

unexplainable