Religious Experience

Select all examples of a religious experience

• Conversion

• Vision

• Prayer

• Miracle

Who founded the Religious Experience Research Unit?

• Peter Vardy

• Charles Darwin

• Sir Alister Hardy

• Isaac Newton

Which of the following are triggers of religious experience? Select all that apply.

• Near Death Experience

• A mundane day

• A crisis

• Psychological breakdown

When did the term 'mysticism' come about?

• Late 18th - early 19th century

• Late 19th - early 20th century

• Late 17th - early 18th century

• Late 16th - early 17th century

A numinous experience is ...

• Experiencing the power or presence of a deity

• Seeing something important or special

• Having multiple visions of a deity

• A type of intellectual vision

Who is the key scholar to use when discussing numinous experiences?

• William James

• Richard Swinburne

• Rudolf Otto

• C.S. Lewis

Which type of religious experiences are numinous?

• Near death experiences

• Visions

• Conversion

• All religious experiences

According to Otto's view of numinosity, which characteristic applies to God?

• Transcendent

• Immanent

• Knowable

• Omniscient

How did Otto describe a personal experience with natural forces?

• A priori

• Ex nihilo

• A posteriori

• Mysterium tremendum et fascinans

Select the 3 main qualities that Otto states the divine must have.

• Love

• Attractive and dangerous

• Mystery

• Ultimate importance

• Powerful and knowledgable