Religious experiences and modern society

How will these resources help you?

In Religious Studies, the topic of ‘religious experience’ is often studied as an argument for the existence of God, alongside the teleological and cosmological arguments. However, with a focus on worldviews and religion it can be beneficial to explore religious experiences through a slightly different lens – not looking at whether they are convincing, but rather what effects they have on the lives of those who experience them and how these mysterious and transcendental episodes offer psychological (perhaps spiritual) benefits. Furthermore, when studying the future of religion – particularly in increasingly secular countries – these resources offer case studies that show that these feelings of being in the presence of something ‘greater’ are still being sought.