Religious Studies GCSE
Non-theistic religious experience
What Non-theistic religious experience means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Non-theistic religious experience
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Enlightenment as understanding an ultimate reality or universal truth without necessarily relying on a creator God, as seen in traditions like Buddhism.
Topics that use Non-theistic religious experience
- Theme C: The existence of God and revelation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atheism
- Authority of scripture
- Christianity in Britain
- Contrasting worldviews
- Cosmology and origins
- Divine attributes
- Enlightenment
- General revelation
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