The Numinous: Experiencing the Sacred in the Secular
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Emile Durkheim1858 - 1917
Sacred Realm
Profane
SymbolsRituals
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Rudolf Otto1869 - 1937
(The Holy)
Numinous
mysterium tremendum et fascinans
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Sacred
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Andrew Greeley1928 -
What we value we raise to the level of the sacred
intensity
frequency
Non-rational religious experiences vary:
context
content
Those who value them, have them
Innocence
Innocence
Experience
Innocence
Experience
Innocent Experience
Sacred
Secular
Live in grace
Worship in gratitude
Look for the good
Fear no evil
Learn in humility
Sources
Roberts, Keith (2000). Religion in Sociological Perspective. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
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Otto, Rudolf (1923). The Idea of the Holy. Trans. John W. Harvey. Mansfield Center, CT: Martino Publishing, 2010.
Durkheim, Emile. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. Trans. Carol Cosman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
De Botton, Alain (2002). The Art of Travel. New York: Vintage Books.
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