Functions of Religious Faith and Religious Experience as Components of the Structure of Religious Consciousness: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

The article compares the functions of religious faith and religious experience as structural components of religious consciousness. Traditionally, in scientific studies, the problem of religious belief and religious experience is viewed separately from the perspective of psychology and philosophy of religion. However, the author of this article, while researching the structure of religious consciousness, noticed that at the present stage of the development of religious traditions, religious faith and religious experience perform rather related functions. This work is devoted to the substantive disclosure of the relevance of this hypothesis.