The Role of Revelation in the World's Religions

The human reception of divine messages, known as revelation, has often played a central role in world religions. This study explores how spirituality and the personal experience of the divine has been expressed and preserved in various religious traditions. The phenomenon of revelation is explored and interpreted through examples from across the religious spectrum, and six different types of revelation are posited: visions and voices, divination, spirit journey, spirit mediation, mystical union, and divine incarnation. This Critical Analysis Explores How Spirituality And The Personal Experience Of The Divine Has Been Expressed And Preserved In Various Religious Traditions. The Phenomenon Of Revelation Is Explored Through Examples From Across The Religious Spectrum, And Six Different Types Of Revelation Are Posited: Visions And Voices, Divination, Spirit Journey, Spirit Mediation, Mystical Union, And Divine Incarnation--provided By Publisher. Finding A Common Ground : The Experience Of Revelation -- Expressing Revelation : Sacred Art, Sacred Place, And Sacred Time -- Seeking Revelation : Worship And Spiritual Discipline -- Ways Of Receiving Revelation -- Visions And Voices -- Divination -- Spirit Travel -- Spirit Mediation -- Mystical Union -- Divine Incarnation. Beverly Moon. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Table of Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Part One: A Phenomenology of Revelation......Page 16 1. Finding Common Ground......Page 18 2. Expressing Revelation......Page 37 3. Seeking Revelation......Page 54 4. Ways of Receiving Revelation......Page 78 Part Two: A Typology of Revelation......Page 92 5. Visions and Voices......Page 94 6. Divination......Page 113 7. Spirit Travel......Page 131 8. Spirit Mediation......Page 148 9. Mystical Union......Page 166 10. Divine Incarnation......Page 185 Glossary......Page 204 Notes......Page 206 Select Bibliography......Page 220 Index......Page 224