Monotheism and Religious Experience

This Element discusses how it can be that human beings can have experiences of a completely transcendent God.

Mark Owen Webb (Author)

9781009547772, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 19 December 2024

54 pages
23.5 x 15.9 x 1.2 cm, 0.26 kg

In the monotheistic traditions, there are people who report having special experiences that justify their monotheistic beliefs. They see, hear, or otherwise experience directly the one true God, ruler of the universe. In order to understand what is going on in these experiences and how we should respond to reports of these experiences, it is important to understand what religious experiences can and can't be, what the claim of monotheism entails, and therefore how what reports of such experiences mean, both for the experiencer and for the recipient of the report.

Preface
1. Religious experience
2. Monotheism
3. The value of experiences of God
4. Where religious experience fits in the grounds of religious belief
References.

Subject Areas: Religion: general [HRA]