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Phenomenology of Religious Experience: A Christian Perspective

Phenomenology of Religious Experience: A Christian Perspective

Joseph Olufemi Asha
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781799845959|ISBN10: 1799845958|EISBN13: 9781799845966
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4595-9.ch013
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Asha, Joseph Olufemi. "Phenomenology of Religious Experience: A Christian Perspective." Phenomenological Approaches to Religion and Spirituality, edited by Essien D. Essien, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 251-267. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4595-9.ch013

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Asha, J. O. (2021). Phenomenology of Religious Experience: A Christian Perspective. In E. Essien (Ed.), Phenomenological Approaches to Religion and Spirituality (pp. 251-267). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4595-9.ch013

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Asha, Joseph Olufemi. "Phenomenology of Religious Experience: A Christian Perspective." In Phenomenological Approaches to Religion and Spirituality, edited by Essien D. Essien, 251-267. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4595-9.ch013

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Abstract

In the Christian tradition, a spiritual experience is a phenomenon that in some sense remains controversial. Nonetheless, spiritual experience in Christianity refers to the personalization of the faith in Christ that transcends the normal. This is, however, critically contested and regrettably unexplored. It lends credence to why contemporary research on religious experience reveals that Christian spiritual experiences have the element of supernatural intervention by the Holy Spirit, although supernatural must not be confused with spectacular. It might be spectacular, as in the case of Paul on the road to Damascus (Acts 9). Drawing upon extensive contemporary research, content analysis, and literature on religious experience, this study adopts descriptive methodology as techniques. The study situates religious experience as occurrence in an everyday situation of Christians through which they derive a clear inner realization of “the truth.” Findings reveal a significant implication for collective research on religious and spiritual experiences for Christians.

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