2c. Content of Philosophy of religion (H573/01) - 3. God and the World - Religious experience* — OCR A-Level Religious Studies
2c. Content of Philosophy of religion (H573/01) - 3. God and the World - Religious experience* explained
2c. Content of Philosophy of religion (H573/01) - 3.
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God and the World - Religious experience* covers 9 specification points, including Mystical experience; conversion experience and Different ways in which individual religious…. Open a point below for its explanation and revision guidance.
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- the nature and influence of religious experience, including: mystical experience; conversion experience
- different ways in which individual religious experiences can be understood
- examples of mystical and conversion experiences and views about these, including: views and main conclusions of William James
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- as union with a greater power
- psychological effect such as illusion
- the product of a physiological effect
- whether personal testimony or witness is enough to support the validity of religious experiences
- whether or not corporate religious experiences might be considered more reliable or valid than individual experiences
- whether or not religious experience provides a basis for belief in God or a greater power