The Holy Flashcards
What is the Holy?
Holy is associated with religion and prayer and with the things of God. Some thing or place or person is made holy by being blessed or touched in some way by the presence of God.
Why is the Holy important for religion.
As it is one of the characteristics of all religions is holiness.
Who is Rudolf Otto and why is he important?
Rudolf Otto was a German historian of religion. Said that we have “domesticated” God. We have made God ordinary and we have taken the mystery out of the Divine. God is no longer otherworldly and transcendent.The idea of holy is a contradiction to this domestication.
What is sacred?
Set aside for religious use e.g. the Bible
What is profane?
The world of everyday existence, the ordinary and mundane.
What is an example of both?
For religious people, the sacred refers to things of God, God’s actions and revelation. The profane takes in all that is not sacred. Marriage used to be something that was only holy, however as the world has become more secular it is know both.
What is religion? Emily Durkhim
She is a sociologist who believes that “the essence of religion is the creation of community”. Therefore, anything that provides a focus of community loyalty can be considered sacred. AGAA club could come under this definition.
Mircea Eliade
Contends that the sacred implies the existence of a supernatural realm. She is a lecturer in religious education.
