THEO3470 Lecture 1: Lecture 1
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God communicates who god is through human experience (sacramentality & revelation) Religious education units always begin with human experience, life experience. A1 wondering at experiences of being human. A 2 wondering at the religious meaning of these experiences. A 3 understanding what these experiences reveal about god [attributes] How do we experience the world and people around us. Senses: hear sound, feel touch, taste food, smell rose, see a rainbow. Think about a bad smell!: the senses are the way that we experience the world around us, experience life, experience people, the senses & the body are the ways through which we can communicate with others. The experiences of the senses can make us feel happy feel sad, pained, confused feel bodily pain feel and be full of love. The senses can and do communicate something to us through our body, emotions and intellect.