This document provides an overview of religious experiences and reasons for believing in God. It discusses what religious experiences are through examples like numinous experiences, conversions, visions, and miracles. It also examines arguments for God's existence like the teleological, cosmological, and ontological arguments. Modern reasons include religious experiences, moral arguments, and religious upbringing. The document also addresses the problem of evil and responses like suffering adding meaning and being preparation for paradise. Key terms related to believing in God are defined.

1. Believing in God overview Clare Dempsey 9X2

2. Religious Experience

8. Why believe in God?

11. Theodicy

16. Miracles

20. Why don't some people believe in God?

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