Looking for God – where do we start?

Learning Objectives

Students should learn:

what is meant by an experience of God and the many forms that an experience might take
that truth is interpreted in different ways, each of which may be valid

Learning Outcomes

Students:

describe different types of truth
explain what is meant by religious truth
suggest ways in which believers believe God’s existence could be proved
use a spider diagram/mind map to make a clear summary of class thinking
understand and use appropriately the terms
‘ theist/m’, ‘atheist/m’ and ‘agnostic/ism’

Religious Experience

Alister Hardy Trust - accounts of religious experience (fascinating!)

REQuest - about prayer